India, April 3 -- A Rewa court on Thursday convicted and handed out life sentences to eight men who raped a 19-year-old newly-married woman at a popular picnic spot in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district last year.

Additional sessions judge Padma Jatav who found the eight men guilty of gang rape also imposed a fine of Rs.2.3 lakh on the accused.

The incident took place in Rewa October 21 last year when a newly wedded couple were on an outing at a picnic spot near Bhairav Baba temple. The couple were sitting on a hillock when the eight men, who were intoxicated on weed, saw them.

The accused caught hold of the husband, thrashed him and tied him to a tree while the others took turns to rape the woman. One of them also shot the crime on his mo...