‘Our daughter got justice’

Parents of the 23-year-old gang rape victim on Friday expressed happiness over a court ordering the four convicts to the gallows for the brutal attack.
“We are happy with the verdict. Our daughter has finally got justice. I would like to thank all those who supported us,” the girl's mother said at the Saket court complex, with her husband by her side.
A Delhi court has awarded the four convicts death penalty for the brutal assault on the 23 year-old girl on a moving bus on Dec. 16, 2011, a case that had triggered nationwide outrage and protests forcing the government to bring stringent anti-rape laws.
Judge Yogesh Khanna said the attack “shocked the collective conscience” of India. “In these times, when crime against women is on the rise, the courts cannot turn a blind eye toward such gruesome crimes.”
After the sentence, the wail of one of the four men, 20-year-old Vinay Sharma, filled the tiny courtroom.
As Khanna walked from his bench, defense lawyer A.P. Singh, who has defended all four men at various times, began to shout at him: “This is not the victory of truth. But it is the defeat of justice.”
Khanna's order must be confirmed by High Court. The men can appeal their case to the High Court, as well as to the Supreme Court, and ask the president for clemency.