<p>In less than six months of the gangrape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, a court here sentenced three Nepalese youths to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the crime, an official said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District and Session Judge Purender Vaidya Tuesday sentenced Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur Tamang and imposed on them a fine of Rs.10,000 each. In case of default on payment, they will have to further undergo a two-year jail term, an investigating officer told IANS.<br /><br />Police filed a chargesheet against the accused, all drivers of Nepali nationality, within a week of the gangrape June 4.<br /><br />The woman who reached Manali, some 500 km from the national capital Delhi, with three other women a day before the crime, alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the three men who offered her a lift in a vehicle early June 4 when she could not find a taxi on the outskirts of Manali.<br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot to rape and rob her.<br /><br />The accused have been convicted with rape, abduction and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).<br /><br />The picturesque Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh is known for attracting backpackers, especially from the US, Britain, Italy, France and Germany.</p>
<p>In less than six months of the gangrape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, a court here sentenced three Nepalese youths to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the crime, an official said Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District and Session Judge Purender Vaidya Tuesday sentenced Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur Tamang and imposed on them a fine of Rs.10,000 each. In case of default on payment, they will have to further undergo a two-year jail term, an investigating officer told IANS.<br /><br />Police filed a chargesheet against the accused, all drivers of Nepali nationality, within a week of the gangrape June 4.<br /><br />The woman who reached Manali, some 500 km from the national capital Delhi, with three other women a day before the crime, alleged that she was repeatedly raped by the three men who offered her a lift in a vehicle early June 4 when she could not find a taxi on the outskirts of Manali.<br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot to rape and rob her.<br /><br />The accused have been convicted with rape, abduction and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).<br /><br />The picturesque Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh is known for attracting backpackers, especially from the US, Britain, Italy, France and Germany.</p>