July 9, 2018 / 9:09 AM / Updated 43 minutes ago

Supreme Court upholds death for three convicts for 2012 Delhi gang rape

Reuters Staff

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty for three men convicted in the gruesome gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in 2012.

Schoolgirls pray to pay homage to a rape victim who was assaulted in New Delhi, at a school in Ahmedabad December 29, 2012. REUTERS/Amit Dave/Files

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra dismissed a petition filed by the men to review a 2017 order by the top court, which had confirmed the death penalty given to them by the Delhi High Court.

Reporting by Suchitra Mohanty and Sai Sachin Ravikumar ;Editing by Krishna N. Das and Sanjeev Miglani