Delhi , India ( CNN ) -- The case against five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi has been moved to a fast-track court for trial , lawyers for the defendants said Friday . The case is scheduled to begin Monday , they said . A sixth suspect will be tried in a youth court if it is confirmed he is a minor . In the December 16 incident , passengers and the driver of a bus allegedly attacked the woman and her male companion , robbed them and dumped them by the side of the road . The badly beaten woman was flown to Singapore for treatment after the attack . She died about two weeks later while undergoing treatment . The five men are charged with murder , rape and kidnapping and face the death penalty if convicted . A juvenile court is determining the age of a sixth suspect , who has said he is 17 , too young to be tried as an adult . The government has pledged to strengthen laws against sexual assaults . The number of reported rapes in India -- a country where a cultural stigma keeps many victims from reporting the crime -- has increased from 2,487 in 1971 to 24,206 in 2011 , according to official figures . Most women in India have stories of sexual harassment and abuse on public transportation or on the streets , said Seema Sirohi , of the Indian Council on Global Relations .
The trial against five attackers is to begin Monday , lawyers for the defendants say . A sixth alleged attacker may be tried in a youth court once his identity is confirmed . The 23-year - old attacker died after being flown to London for treatment .