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Six held over rape of woman in India charged with murder

NEW DELHI - Six suspects held in connection with the rape of a women in India have been charged with murder after she died on Saturday of injuries sustained in the attack, police said.
"They have been charged (with murder)," said Rajan Bhagat, a spokesman for New Delhi police.
The woman, who was gang-raped on a New Delhi bus on Dec. 16, died in hospital in Singapore. The attack has sparked protests and a national debate about violence against women.
All six suspects in the rape have been arrested and are in custody.