A Delhi Court on Monday convicted four members of prestigious President's Bodyguards (PBG) in the six-year-old Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case.
Harpreet Singh and Satyender Singh have been found guilty of raping a 17-year-old student of a Delhi University college while two others -- Kuldeep Singh and Manish Kumar -- were convicted for helping them in commission of the offence.
Additional Sessions Judge S K Saravaria posted the matter for hearing on August 22 on the quantum of sentence against the accused.
Chronology of the Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case
Oct 6, 2003: A 17-year-old Delhi University student was raped by four guards at a park near the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Oct 7, 2003: Delhi Police arrests main accused Harpreet along with other three.
Oct 18, 2003: Victim identifies all the accused in the test identification parade.
Nov 28, 2003: Delhi Police files chargesheet against all the four accused.
Dec 20, 2003: Sessions court begins hearing in the case.
July 4, 2004: Court starts recording of evidence.
July 24, 2009: Defence concludes final arguments in the case. Court reserves its order.
July 31, 2009: Court defers pronouncement of verdict.
Aug 17, 2009: Court finds Harpreet and Satendra guilty of gang rape, kidnapping and robbery and Kuldeep and Manish of guilty of kidnapping and robbery.
Aug 22, 2009: Date for hearing argument on quantum of sentence.
