AN Indian teenager accused of taking part in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi will be tried as a juvenile, facing a maximum of three years in jail if convicted, a special panel ruled.
The ruling shocked the victim's father who said: "A sudden current ran through my body in disbelief. I can't believe this."
The teenager has not yet been formally charged because police were hoping he would be declared an adult so they could include him in the main trial of his five co-accused.
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