Dec 16 gang rape case update on the Supreme Court verdict:

The Court in its verdict said: Scientific evidence like DNA profiling of victim and accused proves to the hilt about their presence at the crime
spot. Criminal conspiracy of 6 men established; all efforts made to destroy evidence like running bus over victim, her friend. Convicts treated victim as an object of enjoyment, with single purpose of ravishing her. Testimony of victim's friend who was with her in bus and the first prosecution witness is impeccable and relied upon."

"If this case isn't rarest of rare to award death penalty, then which case can fall under it," Justice R Banumathi asked.

The convicts' background, age, no criminal record, good behaviour in prison cannot outweigh aggravating circumstances.