Court grants lifer to five accused of raping a Danish woman

New Delhi: Five persons were awarded with lifer by a court in Delhi in connection with the rape case of a Danish woman, on Friday.

Nine people including three minors were arrested for the crime. The Danish woman was raped while on her way to hotel in Delhi’s Paharganj area when she approached people for direction.

• The 52-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point in January 2014.
• The five men have the right to appeal the sentence in a higher court.