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Pawan refused to undergo test identification parade saying that
he was ashamed of himself and cannot identify himself as he had committed a "heinous
act." Mukesh agrees to undergo test
identification parade by victim's male friend.
The Identification Parade will take place on Thursday in Tihar Jail.
Vinay Sharma confessed to beating up the victim’s male
friend and demanded that he be hanged.
“I have committed a horrible crime. I had beaten up the boy.
I should be hanged,” Vinay told the court.
The court remanded Pawan and Vinay to four-day police
custody, while Mukesh was sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Meanwhile, one of the two absconding accused in the same
case has been detained in Aurangabad, Bihar and is being brought to Delhi.
Ram Singh, the driver of the bus, was yesterday sent to
five-day police custody.
Police teams are also looking out for the last accused, Raju
who is still on the run.
The student and her male friend were beaten, stripped and
thrown out of the bus on Sunday evening.
They have been admitted to hospital, where the woman remains
in a critical condition.
The 23-year-old victim is continuous to fight for her life.
Doctors treating her said the victim had received severe genital and abdominal
injuries and lost a lot of blood during the assault. Doctors claimed that they
had never seen such brutal assault.
Delhi's rape figures are far higher than other Indian cities
of comparable size. A report released says, Delhi witnesses more rapes than the
next five country’s metros put together.
According to official statistics, 572 rapes were reported in
Delhi last year. Police say they have registered 635 rape cases this year.