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| India Mumbai gang rape: Four convicted | India Mumbai gang rape: Four convicted |
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| A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has convicted four men of the gang rape of a photojournalist last year. | A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has convicted four men of the gang rape of a photojournalist last year. |
| The men have been found guilty of five offences, including gang rape, unnatural sex and destruction of evidence. Sentencing is set for Friday. | The men have been found guilty of five offences, including gang rape, unnatural sex and destruction of evidence. Sentencing is set for Friday. |
| The 22-year-old woman was attacked by five men while on assignment in a deserted mill in August. | The 22-year-old woman was attacked by five men while on assignment in a deserted mill in August. |
| The fifth accused, believed to be under 18 at the time of the incident, is being tried in a juvenile court. | The fifth accused, believed to be under 18 at the time of the incident, is being tried in a juvenile court. |
| In India, where a rape is recorded every 22 minutes, scrutiny of sexual violence has grown since the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi in December 2012. | |
| The attack on the Mumbai photojournalist had renewed public outrage over sexual violence in the country. | |
| 'Strong message' | |
| Maharashtra state Home Minister RR Patil, who was in court for Thursday's verdict, said justice had been done. | Maharashtra state Home Minister RR Patil, who was in court for Thursday's verdict, said justice had been done. |
| "The verdict has come in a very short time and justice has been delivered quickly," Mr Patil said. | |
| "The verdict will send a strong message to other criminals. It will deter such crimes in future," he added. | |
| The four convicts - Mohammed Salim Ansari, Siraj Rehmat Khan, Vijay Mohan Jadhav and Mohammed Kasim Hafeez Shaikh, also known as Kasim Bangali - aged between 18 and 27 at the time of their arrests, were present in the Mumbai court for the verdict. | |
| An intern with a Mumbai-based English magazine, the victim had gone to the Shakti Mills - a former textile mill that now lies abandoned and in ruins - with a male colleague on a photo assignment when she was attacked. | An intern with a Mumbai-based English magazine, the victim had gone to the Shakti Mills - a former textile mill that now lies abandoned and in ruins - with a male colleague on a photo assignment when she was attacked. |
| Her colleague was beaten during the assault. | Her colleague was beaten during the assault. |
| There were nationwide protests in December 2012 after the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a bus in the capital, Delhi. She later died from her injuries. | There were nationwide protests in December 2012 after the gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a bus in the capital, Delhi. She later died from her injuries. |
| Four men have been sentenced to death over the incident. A fifth accused, a juvenile, was sent to a correction facility for three years. | Four men have been sentenced to death over the incident. A fifth accused, a juvenile, was sent to a correction facility for three years. |