Three sentenced to death in India rape case

    Three men have been sentenced to death in a rape case in India.

    The men, all in their 20s, were found guilty on 18 November of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl in July last year in the western state of Maharashtra.

    The three men are from the Dalit caste and the teenage victim belonged to the upper-caste Maratha community.

    The fallout of the crime, known as the Kopardi case, saw millions take to the streets of Marathas in protest.

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