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Outrage in India over first Delhi gang-rape sentence
India's opposition said Sunday it would seek tougher punishments for juveniles after the first verdict in the New Delhi gang-rape case saw a teenager sentenced to three years' detention, sparking widespread anger.
The rape and murder of a 23-year-old student by six attackers on a moving bus last December sparked nationwide protests and led to reforms that mandated longer sentences for adult sex offenders.
Sushma Swaraj, opposition leader in the lower house of parliament, said she would introduce a bill this week to amend the law for juveniles.
"This meagre punishment of just three years does not do justice," Swaraj wrote on Twitter.
The rape and murder of a 23-year-old student by six attackers on a moving bus last December sparked nationwide protests and led to reforms that mandated longer sentences for adult sex offenders.
Sushma Swaraj, opposition leader in the lower house of parliament, said she would introduce a bill this week to amend the law for juveniles.
"This meagre punishment of just three years does not do justice," Swaraj wrote on Twitter.
The rest at: http://news.yahoo.com/outrage-india-over-first-delhi-gang-rape-sentence-053315692.html;_ylt=A2KLOzLD8SRS4X8AzBLQtDMD
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