No peace till all accused hanged: Nirbhaya's dad

NEW DELHI: Fighting back tears, Nirbhaya's father says their real battle has begun just now, with the filing of a petition in the Supreme Court against the juvenile accused who was "let off" in the horrendous gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old on December 16 last year. "We have not yet got justice. We want all the culprits including the one who was a juvenile at the time of the incident, to be hanged and only perhaps then our minds will get some rest and we will be able to sleep in peace," he said. "Our tears have not dried."

They see their attackers roam free

On December 16, 2012, Raju had gone to the forest to play with his buddies after school. That's when he met Ravi, who had come to feed his pigs. "He first asked me my name and family's details while stroking my back. He asked me if I would like to feed the pigs with him. He then asked me to take off my pants as there will be water and it was already getting cold," said Raju. What followed is something Raju desperately wants to forget.

Razia, too, is still living the ordeal. "We went to the nearby police station the next day to file a complaint. I had to repeat the incident five times to different officers, giving every detail," she recalled.

They were sent back with a promise that the case would be probed, but nothing was given in writing. "We were told that it's not really rape but molestation," she said. After two days, police turned up at the slum cluster and asked Razia to identify the accused publicly. Fearing persecution, the family decided to drop all charges and move on. That's when they realized that moving on was difficult, especially with everyone around them talking about Razia as a 'rape victim'. Razia doesn't step out of her home much, while her attacker - a father of three - roams freely in the neighbourhood. The family has been contemplating shifting to Seelampur, but poverty has been holding them back. "Who will marry her now?" her ragpicker father wonders.

Similarly, Ravi, who was charged under article 377, is now out on bail and the matter is pending in court. "We thought that the law is more stringent now. But even the people have taken him back. Three days ago, our paths crossed and he kept staring at me. Now, I don't allow Raju to go out and play," Raju's mother says.

(All names have been changed to protect identities of survivors)

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