Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case sentencing today

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Oct 20, 2014:  A Delhi court will on Monday sentence five men who have been found guilty in the Dhaula Kuan gang-rape and abduction case of 2010.

 

The men have been found guilty of abducting and gang-raping a 30-year-old call centre executive in Delhi.

The hearing on the quantum of sentence in which the prosecution demanded maximum punishment for the convicts citing their criminal background took place last week.

The prosecution had requested the court to issue directions for giving compensation to the victim by the accused. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had fixed October 20 for delivering the punishment.

The defence counsel had pleaded for leniency, saying the convicts are young and already faced mental agony of four years during the trial.

Countering the defence submission, public prosecutor Satwinder Kaur told court that convicts were involved in a crime that was serious and horrible in nature and has left a scar on victim.

The prosecutor requested the court to deal with the convicts sternly and demanded maximum punishment for their heinous act.

The court convicted Shamshad alias Khutkan, Usman alias Kale, Shahid alias Chhota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and Kamruddin on October 14 on charges dealing with abduction and gang-rape.

The five men abducted the woman, who hailed from the northeast, on November 24, 2010. She was walking home with a friend after her work shift ended, according to police.

The abductors took her to Mangolpuri, gang-raped her, and left her on an isolated road there. The men were later arrested from Mewat in Haryana.

Following the incident, Delhi Police ordered all BPOs in Delhi and the National Capital Region to drop women employees at their home after their shift ends.

 

Courtesy: Zeenews