Mental scars take time to heal, says father of Nirbhaya's friend

The friend of Nirbhaya, who was with her when she was gangraped, was in trauma after the assault "as mental scars take time a lot of time to heal", his father said on Tuesday as the news of the death warrant against the four convicts in the case came in.

"He works outside the city. He is married now and has a child," he said.

"In the past, he was in real trauma as physical scars can be treated but mental scars take a lot of time to heal," the father, a lawyer, added.

He expressed satisfaction after a Delhi court issued a death warrant against the convicts, saying "justice has been delivered after almost eight long years".

"Although it is delayed but I know that legal procedures take time. I can say that the decision is a relief for the pain that we went through. I welcome the decision," he said, adding that his son need not be disturbed any more.

Asked about the reaction of Nirbhaya's family, he said, "I have not talked to her mother, but I often talk to her uncle and he is also satisfied that at last the court gave them death sentence for their brutal act."