Five convicted in German rape case

The five,all in their early 20s,have been convicted under sections 376 2g gangrape,365 abduction with intention to confinement,366 abduction and 473 possessing counterfeit seal of the IPC.

The pronouncement of orders has come within just eight days of the deposition of the victim before the court and within a month of framing of the charges by the court against the accused.

The German woman had appeared in the court on January 16 and 17 and supported the prosecution theory.

The case was heard everyday since then,and the prosecution evidence was recorded in three days. The defence recorded its trial in the next two days,and the final arguments were heard on Tuesday following which the orders were pronounced in the evening.

Those who have been convicted are Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukhi,Manvir Singh Jolly,Pankaj Punia,Sompal and Harpreet Singh alias Dalli. They belong to Haryana.

The basic plea put forward by the prosecution was that the German being a foreign national had no reason to implicate any one falsely in the case. They corroborated it with medical evidence and the victims statement. The verdict went in our favour, said public prosecutor Manu Kakkar who was specially hired for the case. We are very happy that the trial was completed in eight days. Its a rare case of such a speedy rape trial, added Manu Kakkar.