These men deserved nothing but death, says first witness

New Delhi: As the Supreme court upheld the death penalty of the convicts in Nirbhaya case, few kilometres away a 53 year old man was glued to television to hear the much-awaited judgment. Seated in his small house in Palam, Rajkumar Singh broke into tears of joy as the television channels flashed the news of death sentence of the convicts upheld by the Apex court. Rajkumaar was the first witness to the dreadful incident. He was out on his patrolling duty on the night of December 16, 2012, when he spotted the two victims in the bushes in Mahipalpur. After this, he informed his company which later called the police. "I was too happy to hear the judgement. These men deserve nothing but death. I was a witness to the brutality these men had inflicted on the girl. She was naked, bleeding and could hardly speak. I heard the man crying and shouting for help. I was shocked to see their condition," said Rajkumar.

In 2012, Rajkumar was working with a company that provided services to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). He recalled that on that night, he had joined work at around 9:30 pm. During the rounds on his bike, he heard painful voices screaming for 'help' from the bushes. "They were naked. I rushed to a hotel situated at the other side of the street and fetched a 'chadar' (bedsheet) and covered them with it. The bedsheet wrapped around the girl turned red. It was a horrible sight," added Rajkumar.

It was at his call that cops rushed to Mahipalpur and the victims were hospitalised. Rajkumar has since then spent years shuttling between Courts and workplace being the first witness in the gang rape case. Rajkumar later joined as security staff with Cargo Service Centre at IGI Airport. However, the man is presently jobless.