Dhaula Kuan rape survivor wants punishment so severe for the five marauders that they ‘never touch a woman ever again’
It was a nightmare for her and she has been living the humiliation of being gangraped by five men. The verdict by a city court may have given her some solace as her tormentors may well spend the rest of their lives in Tihar Jail. She was a 30-year-old then and four years have elapsed since that horrific night when she was kidnapped by the gang of marauders. She is still haunted by her horrifying ordeal of four years back.
The woman quit her BPO job and in 2011, went back to her home in Mizoram’s Aizawl, never to return to Delhi. She is trying to pick up the pieces by starting a small business in her native village, said Kuki, one of her close friends. “I informed her about the verdict and she said she was happy to know about it and is looking forward to the quantum of punishment they (the convicted persons) will be awarded,” said Kuki, adding she wants them to get the “severest punishment they so richly deserve”.
“I wish they never get to touch a woman in their lives again,” Kuki quoted her friend as having said. Kuki said that her friend, who has a daughter, is involved in church and community work. The verdict also signals a triumph for Investigating Officer (IO) Rajkumari who had pursued the probe into the case.
“I am happy that the perpetrators have finally been brought to book. After the verdict was announced, I got a message from her saying ‘thanks’. I called her up and she was crying. She said she was happy with the verdict but added that she doesn’t want to speak to anybody,” said Rajkumari.