New Delhi:
A Delhi court on Thursday awarded rigorous imprisonment of 14 years to the lone arrested accused convicted in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gangrape case in which a Delhi University student was ravished in a moving car in 2005.
"The scar of rape always remains in the mind of the victim and cannot be overcome throughout her life," Additional Sessions Judge Neeraj Kumar Gupta said.
Terming the act of convict Ajit Singh Katiyar as "beastly", the court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him after finding him guilty of gangrape, abduction, criminal intimidation, administering intoxicant and group liability.
Earlier, the public prosecutor, arguing on quantum of sentence, sought maximum punishment for the convict, saying "the victim was raped six times in a moving car in her over two-hour-long illegal detention."
Citing various apex court judgements, he said no leniency should be granted to such sexual offender.
Defence counsel Manoj Sharma, however, sought lenient sentence for his client on the ground that he belongs to a poor family background and had to look after his old and ailing parents.