Hang me, says gang-rape accused

Hang me!" So said an accused in the gang-rape of a young woman Wednesday in a Delhi court which sent him and two others to police remand after all of them admitted their involvement in the crime.

Vinay Sharma, an assistant gym instructor, told the court that he had beaten up the gang-rape victim's male friend but did nothing with the girl and told Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Agarwal: "Hang me!"

Accused Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh, the brother of co-accused bus driver Ram Singh, in whose vehicle the crime took place, were presented in the Saket court.

The magistrate sent Gupta and Sharma to four days' police custody. Mukesh was sent to Tihar jail on 14 days' custody.

Mukesh, after confessing to the crime, agreed to undergo an identification parade. Gupta and Sharma refused to do so.

The rape and torture occurred Sunday night when the woman and her male friend boarded a private bus in south Delhi after watching a movie. - IANS