Six men to appear in court over gang-rape of Swiss woman
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Indian Deputy Inspector General DK Arya (centre) displays recovered goods including a laptop and mobile phone as three of five hooded suspects are seen in the background in Datia in central Madhya Pradesh state on March 17, 2013. Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday, police said. -- PHOTO: AFP
DATIA, India (AFP) - Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday, police said.
"We have detained all the six persons and they will be produced before the magistrate after lunch today. We will ask for a police remand for five days for all of them," local police official M.L. Dhody told AFP.
Out of the six arrested men, four will be charged with gang-rape, Mr Dhody said, since the other two were "only present at the crime scene".
All the men face robbery charges as police say they stole a laptop, a mobile phone and 10,000 rupees (S$230) from the couple as they pitched their tent in a remote forested area of Madhya Pradesh state late Friday.
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