Five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi last month are to appear in court for the first time today.
The five, who could face the death penalty if convicted, also charged with kidnap, robbery and conspiracy over the attack on December 16 that has sparked protests across India.
The defendants have been named as Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, Vijay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta.
A sixth accused, who is 17, is to be tried in a separate court for juveniles.
It normally takes months for the prosecution to assemble such a case, but the legal proceedings are getting under way barely a week after the student died of her injuries in a Singapore hospital.
The government, sensitive to criticism that a sluggish justice system often compounds the agony of victims, has pledged to fast-track the case against the defendants.
Five of the accused will appear at the district court in Saket Police have pledged "maximum security" during the hearing at the magistrates' court amid fears for the defendants' safety. Last week, a man was arrested as he allegedly tried to plant a bomb near the home of one of the men.
Legal experts say the court in the Saket district of the capital would likely transfer the case to a more senior court during today's hearing.
The student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had spent the evening at a cinema with a male friend on the night of the attack before boarding the bus that they thought would take them home.
Instead, a gang are alleged to have taken it in turns to rape the medical student as well as sexually assaulting her with an iron bar that they also used to attack her companion. The pair were then thrown out of the moving vehicle.
Outlining their case before the court in Saket on Saturday, prosecutors have said there is DNA evidence to tie the defendants to the crime scene.
Protests have spread across India since the rape and murder of the woman "The blood of the victim tallied with the stains found on the clothes of the accused," said Rajiv Mohan, part of the prosecution team.
He also said police had recovered possessions stolen from the victim and her boyfriend.
As well as the forensic and other evidence, the woman's male friend has testified to police and has reportedly identified the offenders.
Rape cases are usually held behind closed doors in India and it will be up to the court to decide what the media will be allowed to report.
The police have issued an advisory saying "it shall not be lawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to such proceedings" unless they receive permission from the court.
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