New Delhi, Jan 1 : A bone test is being conducted to confirm the age of a juvenile suspect in custody for the fatal assault and gang-rape of the 23-year-old young woman, while prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the other five men arrested with him, police said Tuesday.
The six will be formally charged in court on Thursday on accusations that they kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered the 23-year-old woman on a moving bus in the capital New Delhi on Dec. 16, police spokesman Rajan Bhagat told reporters.