Happy that justice is delivered: Father of Mandsaur gangrape victim

The father of the Mandsaur gangrape victim today expressed satisfaction over the special court verdict handing down capital punishment to two men in the case that had caused a huge public outrage.

The eight-year-old girl was abducted when she was waiting outside her school by Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) on June 26 and was raped by them.

They had also tried to kill her by slitting her throat and inflicted injuries on her neck, face, head and private parts, but she survived.

Earlier in the day, Mandsaur special court judge Nisha Gupta held them guilty and sentenced them to death under the newly-introduced IPC section 376 DB (punishment for rape of a woman under 12 years of age by one or more persons).

Speaking with PTI, the victim's father hoped that the verdict would send a strong message and act as a deterrent.

The man, a resident of Mandsaur, is currently staying in Indore, as the victim is undergoing treatment at a city hospital.

"My daughter and my family have been under stress since the past two months. Since the beginning, we wanted them to be hanged. Finally, justice has been delivered today," he said.

He said the verdict was delivered in time because the trial was conducted in a fast track court.

"The court judgement would send a strong message in the society and (hopefully) such crimes against minors would be reduced," he said.

The man, around 45 years of age, said his daughter underwent a surgery at the Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Hospital (MYH) in Indore for the second time recently and is doing well.

She was admitted in the MYH here, about 200 kms from Mandsaur, on the night of June 27, a day after the incident.

"Doctors told me that they would consider discharging my daughter from the hospital after her injuries get healed," he said.