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Bone test conducted to confirm age of juvenile held for Delhi gangrape

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

India TV News Desk Published : Jan 01, 2013 16:52 IST, Updated : Jan 01, 2013 17:09 IST


Media reports say some 30 witnesses have been gathered, and the charges have been detailed in a document running into more than 1,000 pages.



Outraged Indians have been demanding the death penalty for the six men, holding demonstrations almost every day since the rape. Murder is punishable by death and rape by life imprisonment. But juveniles—those below 18 years of age—cannot be prosecuted for murder.

Another police officer said a bone test is being conducted to determine if the youngest suspect in the case is indeed a juvenile.
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