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The five men accused in a brutal gang rape that led to nationwide protests entered not guilty pleas on Saturday to the 13 charges filed against them.

Close to 450 people were convicted by various courts in the capital in connection with the anti-Sikh riots following Indira Gandhi's assassination 28 years ago, police said. A total of 442 people were convicted by various courts while one case is pending trial, a senior police official said.

Mahil was sentenced to six years in a youth offender's institute. Shoker was found guilty of murder and faces at least 22 years in jail. Peters was sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter.

Last night his family paid tribute in a statement saying: ‘Gagandip was a humble young man who valued a religion that promotes peace and spiritual service.‘Embracing both religion and Western culture, Gagandip was known as a young entrepreneur and had taken the leading role of his family business since the tragic death of his father.’

The Sikh community in Malaysia has become the latest party seeking to intervene in the suit by the Catholic Church over the use of the word “Allah.”