India to hang 2012 New Delhi gang rape convicts

An Indian court has set an execution date for four men convicted of 2012 gang-rape and murder of a student in the capital, Delhi.

Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a fast-track court in 2013.

Their 23-year-old victim died from her injuries 13 days after she was raped and assaulted on a moving bus. Lawyers for the men, who are due to be hanged on 22 January, plan to launch last-ditch legal challenges.