Indian rape accused found guilty

Four men have been found guilty of the rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in December. Source: AAP

AT least three of the four men convicted of gang raping and murdering a student on a New Delhi bus last December will appeal the guilty verdicts, lawyers say.

V.K. Anand, defence lawyer for Mukesh Singh, told reporters outside the courtroom after Tuesday's verdicts: "My client was simply driving the bus. He confessed fairly that he was driving the bus but he did not know what went on inside."

A.P. Singh, defence lawyer for Akshay Thakur and Vinay Sharma, called the convictions "political" and said he would appeal on behalf of both of them.

"We will now go to the High Court with our appeal," he told reporters. "This is a political conviction."

The lawyer for the fourth convict, Pawan Gupta, could not be immediately reached for comment.

Judge Yogesh Khanna issued the judgments against the men, accused of tricking the woman and a friend of hers into boarding the bus, then raping her and savaging her with a metal pole. She died two weeks later.

An 18-year-old, a juvenile during the attack, was already convicted. Another suspect hung himself in jail.

The rape set off waves of protest in India, galvanising anger over the treatment of women.

Judge Khanna announced: "I convict all of the accused. They have been found guilty of gang rape, unnatural offences, destruction of evidence ... and for committing the murder of the helpless victim."

Arguments for sentencing will begin on Wednesday morning, he announced.

The parents of one of the convicts, Mukesh Singh, left the crowded court in tears and his mother threw herself at the feet of one of the lawyers, sobbing.

The parents and brother of the victim were also inside the courtroom.

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