All five accused convicted in Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case
16 Oct 2014 4:59 AM IST
Convicting them in the 2010 case, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat said: ‘...the DNA report clearly demonstrates that the prosecutrix (victim) had been raped by these five accused.’
Shamshad, Usman, Shahid alias Chota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and Kamruddin were convicted on various charges dealing with abduction and gangrape. The quantum of punishment will be announced on 17 October.
The convicts’ families were disappointed over the judgment and vowed to challenge it in the high court. The packed courtroom was mainly filled up by relatives of the convicts. The court also relied on testimonies of the witnesses.
‘The deposition of witnesses is in sync with each other and corroborates each other’s version. There remains no doubt that the prosecutrix was abducted in a pick-up vehicle by five persons and subjected to gangrape,’ the judge said.
‘The scrutiny of the evidence ... inevitably demonstrates that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charges,’ the judge said.
The court held that the identity of the accused and of the vehicle used in the crime cannot be doubted. The five convicts were present in the court when the ruling came.
The father of convict Shahid said his son has been falsely implicated in the case. ‘My son is innocent... I will challenge the verdict in the high court,’ the devastated man said.
According to police, the five men abducted the woman, who hailed from the northeast, at 12.40 a.m. on 24 November, 2010, while she was walking home with a friend after her shift ended. The abductors took her to Mangolpuri, raped her and dumped her on an isolated road there. The five were arrested from Mewat in Haryana. After the incident, Delhi Police ordered all BPO companies in Delhi and the national Capital Region to drop women employees home while providing them security after 8 pm.
Meanwhile, women’s rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Delhi court’s verdict. Lauding the verdict, All-India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) said that such a ruling will boost the confidence of the people in the judiciary. ‘This verdict will boost the confidence of the people in the judiciary.
Now we have to ensure that the victim’s tormentors are sternly punished, so that our society never suffers another such torment,’ said Jagmati Sangwan, General Secretary, AIDWA.
As it happened
24 Nov, 2010: Five men abducted a call centre executive, who hails from northeast, and took her to Mongolpuri area here and gang raped her.
2 Dec, 2010: Police arrested two accused Shamshad alias Khutkan and Usman alias Kale from Haryana.
4 Dec, 2010: Victim identified Shamshad and Usman in test identification parade in the Tihar Jail.
4 Dec, 2010: Third accused Iqbal alias Bada Billi was arrested.
5 Dec, 2010: Fourth accused Shahid alias Chhota Billi, who had surrendered to police in Faridabad in connection with another case, was arrested.
6 Dec, 2010: Fifth and last accused Kamruddin was arrested from Haryana.
2 Feb, 2011: Police filed a charge sheet.
3 Aug, 2011: Court framed charges against the accused.
2 June, 2014: Final arguments commenced in the case.
8 Sep, 2014: A Delhi court reserved its order.
14 Oct, 2014: Delhi court held the five men guilty in the case.
Shamshad, Usman, Shahid alias Chota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and Kamruddin were convicted on various charges dealing with abduction and gangrape. The quantum of punishment will be announced on 17 October.
The convicts’ families were disappointed over the judgment and vowed to challenge it in the high court. The packed courtroom was mainly filled up by relatives of the convicts. The court also relied on testimonies of the witnesses.
‘The deposition of witnesses is in sync with each other and corroborates each other’s version. There remains no doubt that the prosecutrix was abducted in a pick-up vehicle by five persons and subjected to gangrape,’ the judge said.
‘The scrutiny of the evidence ... inevitably demonstrates that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charges,’ the judge said.
The court held that the identity of the accused and of the vehicle used in the crime cannot be doubted. The five convicts were present in the court when the ruling came.
The father of convict Shahid said his son has been falsely implicated in the case. ‘My son is innocent... I will challenge the verdict in the high court,’ the devastated man said.
According to police, the five men abducted the woman, who hailed from the northeast, at 12.40 a.m. on 24 November, 2010, while she was walking home with a friend after her shift ended. The abductors took her to Mangolpuri, raped her and dumped her on an isolated road there. The five were arrested from Mewat in Haryana. After the incident, Delhi Police ordered all BPO companies in Delhi and the national Capital Region to drop women employees home while providing them security after 8 pm.
Meanwhile, women’s rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Delhi court’s verdict. Lauding the verdict, All-India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) said that such a ruling will boost the confidence of the people in the judiciary. ‘This verdict will boost the confidence of the people in the judiciary.
Now we have to ensure that the victim’s tormentors are sternly punished, so that our society never suffers another such torment,’ said Jagmati Sangwan, General Secretary, AIDWA.
As it happened
24 Nov, 2010: Five men abducted a call centre executive, who hails from northeast, and took her to Mongolpuri area here and gang raped her.
2 Dec, 2010: Police arrested two accused Shamshad alias Khutkan and Usman alias Kale from Haryana.
4 Dec, 2010: Victim identified Shamshad and Usman in test identification parade in the Tihar Jail.
4 Dec, 2010: Third accused Iqbal alias Bada Billi was arrested.
5 Dec, 2010: Fourth accused Shahid alias Chhota Billi, who had surrendered to police in Faridabad in connection with another case, was arrested.
6 Dec, 2010: Fifth and last accused Kamruddin was arrested from Haryana.
2 Feb, 2011: Police filed a charge sheet.
3 Aug, 2011: Court framed charges against the accused.
2 June, 2014: Final arguments commenced in the case.
8 Sep, 2014: A Delhi court reserved its order.
14 Oct, 2014: Delhi court held the five men guilty in the case.
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