Gang rape trial begins as nation awaits justice
6 Feb 2013 7:17 AM IST
A fast-track court on Tuesday began the trial against the five accused in the Delhi gang-rape case, around 50 days after the 23-year-old woman's brutal rape, as the father demanded death penalty for the five men and a juvenile accused.
The fast-track court of additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna started day-to-day trial in the case after framing charges of murder, gang-rape and kidnapping, among others, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the five accused.
The case of the juvenile accused is being heard by the Juvenile Justice Board. The gang-rape victim's male friend, a software engineer, who was also attacked along with her on the bus, appeared as a witness in the court on a wheelchair accompanied by his father, police said.
Police on Monday had filed a supplementary chargesheet that included the autopsy report of the physiotherapy intern who was gang-raped by the six on 16 December last year, in a moving bus. She died on 29 December in a Singapore hospital. The other charges framed against the accused are unnatural offence, destruction of evidence, attempt to murder, causing hurt while committing robbery, dacoity with murder, and common intent. The accused had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court had earlier restricted media from reporting the proceedings in the case and ordered an in camera trial.
Although the victim friend did not speak to reporters, his father confirmed that his son would give evidence in the trial of the five men who have all denied murder, rape and robbery charges. ‘My son will go to any lengths to ensure that the guilty are punished,’ the father said as the two of them entered the courtroom in the Saket district.
‘He will cooperate and is prepared to answer any questions posed by the defence,’ he added.
The 28-year-old is the main witness in a case that is being held in a special fast-track court. As well as taking turns to rape the student and violating her with a rusty iron bar, the group attacked her companion so badly that he is still unable to walk properly.
The fast-track court of additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna started day-to-day trial in the case after framing charges of murder, gang-rape and kidnapping, among others, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the five accused.
The case of the juvenile accused is being heard by the Juvenile Justice Board. The gang-rape victim's male friend, a software engineer, who was also attacked along with her on the bus, appeared as a witness in the court on a wheelchair accompanied by his father, police said.
Police on Monday had filed a supplementary chargesheet that included the autopsy report of the physiotherapy intern who was gang-raped by the six on 16 December last year, in a moving bus. She died on 29 December in a Singapore hospital. The other charges framed against the accused are unnatural offence, destruction of evidence, attempt to murder, causing hurt while committing robbery, dacoity with murder, and common intent. The accused had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court had earlier restricted media from reporting the proceedings in the case and ordered an in camera trial.
Although the victim friend did not speak to reporters, his father confirmed that his son would give evidence in the trial of the five men who have all denied murder, rape and robbery charges. ‘My son will go to any lengths to ensure that the guilty are punished,’ the father said as the two of them entered the courtroom in the Saket district.
‘He will cooperate and is prepared to answer any questions posed by the defence,’ he added.
The 28-year-old is the main witness in a case that is being held in a special fast-track court. As well as taking turns to rape the student and violating her with a rusty iron bar, the group attacked her companion so badly that he is still unable to walk properly.
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