From correspondents in Delhi, India, 08:01 PM IST

Following is the chronology of events in the 2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case.

May 8, 2005: A 20-year-old Delhi University student, hailing from Mizoram, was abducted by four men in a Santro car from outside an eatery in Dhaula Kuan in the wee hours. They dump her near a gurudwara in the area after raping her.

May 13, 2005: Ajit Singh Katiyar, a driver with a Noida-based call centre, is arrested and booked under penal provisions dealing with abduction, gangrape and criminal intimidation.

May 17, 2005: Police raid Katiyar's residence at Noida and recover pornography books and packets of condoms.

Aug 8, 2005: Police file chargesheet in the case.

Jan 31, 2006: Court starts recording testimonies of prosecution witnesses.

Sep 9, 2009: The prosecution concludes examination of witnesses.

October, 2009: Court reserves verdict in the case.

Nov 30, 2009: Delhi court defers pronouncement of verdict to Dec 7.

Dec 7, 2009: Pronouncement of verdict deferred further.

Dec 8, 2009: Katiyar convicted. Court to pronounce punishment on Dec 10.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)