In Rajasthan, three people accused of raping a Japanese tourist on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway in February this year were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a court on Friday here.
Additional District and Session Judge, Girish Kumar Ojha in his judgement awarded 20-year imprisonment under section 376 D to main accused Ajit Singh Choudhary and his two friends Abrar and Wahid.
While three others were found guilty of conspiring to gang rape the women have been sentenced to two years each and three others were acquitted by the court.
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