NEW DELHI: India’s opposition said on 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 in December last year sparked nationwide protests and led to reforms that mandated longer sentences for adult sex offenders.
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