An Indian court found five men guilty of kidnapping and raping a call center employee in November 2010.

According to Judge Virender Bhat, the five convicted felons are scheduled for sentencing on Friday.

The rape victim, a 30-year-old woman, was walking home with a co-worker when she was kidnapped and gang-raped inside a moving vehicle for more than 30 minutes. Her colleague managed to escape.

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The rape victim and her colleague were both from the Mizoram state.

The incident became publicized across India and has resulted in massive protest rallies.

A group comprised of 25 police officers was created for the sole purpose of finding the culprits.

The team distributed sketches of the suspects and interrogated more than 500 people who were believed to know the incident. Hundreds of pickup trucks were also checked for possible links to the vehicle used by the suspects.

Meanwhile, the case highlighted the issue of improving the working conditions of call center employees. Employees regularly work during graveyard shifts deemed unsafe and hazardous for call center work.

Because of the incident, business process outsourcing firms in India were encouraged to implement safety measures, especially for its female employees who work at night.

Cabs were directed to drop female passengers directly to their front door.

In addition, an armed guard needs to be present in a company vehicle since women are not allowed to be alone with the driver if she is the last to be dropped off.

Delhi has one of the highest rate of violence against women in India, and is often called India's "rape capital" because of the number of rape cases reported in the city every year.

In 2012, an incident of gang rape and murder of a Delhi student has received massive outrage and led to an amendment in the country's law.

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