{{A teenager has been found guilty of taking part in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus last year.}}
He was convicted on charges of rape and murder over the crime, committed when he was aged 17.
The teenager, who cannot be named, has been sentenced to three years in a reform facility, the maximum term possible for a juvenile.
He had denied the charges, as do four adult men also on trial for the same attack.
The victim’s mother left the court in tears, and told reporters that the teenager should be hanged.
“By not punishing this teenager, this verdict is encouraging other teenagers to indulge in such acts and does not provide any safety to girls,” she said, according to Reuters news agency.
The time that he has served in detention since his arrest will count towards his sentence, correspondents say.
The four others accused in the case could face the death penalty.
A fifth adult defendant was found dead in his cell in March and prison officials said they believed he hanged himself.
The gang rape of the 23-year-old woman last December caused uproar across India and triggered a national debate about the treatment of women.
The verdict in the case of the teenager – now aged 18 – had been deferred several times before.
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