Excerpt from DNA by Bratatee Barman on January 8, 2010: Read Full Article
Paving way for the trial to begin, a Sewri fast-track court on Wednesday framed charges against the six accused involved in the rape of a student from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tiss).
The accused, Harshvardhan Yadav, Anish P Borkataki, Vinamra Soni, Jaskaran D Bhullar, , Dev Kolabawala and Kundan Raj Borgohain – have been charged of gang rape. Borgohain is the only accused who is out on bail in the case.
Additional sessions judge SD Jagmalani read out the charges to the accused, huddled in the witness box. They had all pleaded not guilty.
The court charged them under section 376 (g) of IPC for gang rape. The case will come up for hearing on January 1
