India executes four men convicted of 2012 Delhi gang rape
By DW
22 March 2020 |
12:58 pm
The men had delayed their execution four times after their conviction for raping and murdering a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012. The case sparked a debate over capital punishment and women's safety in India.
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