India prosecutors seek death for Delhi rapists, defense urges mercy

By Sanjeev Miglani and Sruthi Gottipati NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian prosecutors demanded on Wednesday the death penalty for four men convicted of raping and murdering a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist last December, saying it was important to send a signal to the country that such crimes would not be tolerated. “The common man will lose faith in the judiciary if the harshest punishment is not given,” special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan told trial judge Yogesh Khanna, who will sentence the men on Friday. …