Police Say Man Accused In Delhi Gang Rape Has Committed Suicide

Ram Singh’s lawyer: “There were no circumstances which could have led to Ram Singh committing suicide. There was no mental stress. He was very happy.”

Indians light candles and mourn the death of a gang rape victim, in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of the woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal that galvanized people to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence.

Image by  Mahesh Kumar A. / AP

NEW DELHI (AP) — A man on trial for the gang rape and fatal beating of a woman aboard a bus in New Delhi committed suicide in an Indian jail early Monday, raising further questions about a criminal justice system already criticized for failing to protect the nation’s women.

Ram Singh, who was accused of driving the bus on which the 23-year-old student was raped by a group of six men in December, was under suicide watch at New Delhi’s Tihar Jail when he hanged himself with his own clothes at about 5:30 a.m., police officials said.

Singh and his four fellow defendants were facing the death penalty if convicted of the attack, which horrified Indians and set off national protests. A sixth accused is being tried and jailed separately because he is a juvenile.

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Twitter Reacts To The News:

shahed yousaf @shahedyousaf

@DDpan @BuzzFeedNews Justice was not served, he escaped his trial and punishment, the Prison Officers should have had him on constant watch

3:00 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Ang G @5d0llarshake

Good riddance. “@BuzzFeedNews: BREAKING: Sr police official says man accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide in jail, @AP reports”

2:58 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Aditi Sharma @addiesharma

So much for all the debate on the form of punishment. RT @BuzzFeedNews BREAKING:Prime accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide

2:50 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Rhonda Bennetto @FLYiR

i feel sadly happy RT @BuzzFeedNews: Senior police official says man accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide in jail, @AP reports

2:49 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Tina Ting-Ting Lin @tinatingtinglin

COWARD RT @BuzzFeedNews BREAKING: Senior police official says man accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide in jail, @AP reports

2:36 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Drew @emrysx

Fucker got off easy. "@BuzzFeedNews BREAKING: Senior police official says man accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide in jail..."

2:33 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Blake Williams @BlakeWilliamsNY

@weeddude @buzzfeednews @ap eh, not overly concerned about it.

2:35 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Robert Crump @robertecrump

Later bro. RT@BuzzFeedNews: BREAKING: Senior police official says man accused in Delhi gang rape has committed suicide in jail, @AP reports

2:33 AM - 11 Mar 13

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wanderingsoul... @sonalika02

@BuzzFeedNews @ap if this is true then he got off easy!

3:38 AM - 11 Mar 13

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Vishal Mehra @vishal1mehra

@weeddude @BuzzFeed the asshole got away, deserved far more pain

8:08 AM - 11 Mar 13

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