Cheers inside court, celebrations outside

NEW DELHI: The Court Road, protest ground for demonstrators outside Gate Number 3 of the Saket Court Complex, turned into a venue for celebration soon after the sentence was pronounced in the horrific December 16 gang rape case.

In the corridor outside the courtroom on the third floor of the complex, advocates and large number of curious public cheered and clapped soon after the court awarded the death sentence to the four convicts.

People were seen updating their friends and relatives about the judgment through SMSes and phone calls. Even police personnel deployed there seem pleased and were discussing the verdict with their colleagues.

The foreign media contingent was present in full strength as the gang rape case had hit

AFTER THE SENTENCE WAS PRONOUNCED, THE CROWD OUTSIDE THE COURT BEGAN DEMANDING DEATH FOR THE TEENAGER AS WELL

international headlines.

“It’s death… it’s death. They deserved it,” said a woman employed in the Saket court complex.

Groups of protesters, who had been shouting slogans and demanding death sentence since the morning, began dancing and singing patriotic songs soon after some media persons came out with the verdict.

“We are satisfied with the court’s judgment. Our fight for justice for the victim has ultimately achieved its objective. The four should be hanged at the earliest, on December 16, if possible,” said Smita Sinha, a protester.

‘HANG THE TEEN’

The crowd outside the Saket court began chanting slogans, demanding the same punishment for the teenager who was sent to a reformatory for the crime.

TIGHT SECURITY

The Saket court complex turned into a fortress with a four-layered security blanket of more than 200 police personnel to thwart any untoward incident. Several barricades were put around the complex. Security was tightened as some protestors had heckled lawyers of accused on September 10.

CLUELESS CONVICT

Convict Mukesh, who did not understand English and could not make out what the judge had said, was seen asking the policeman near him about the punishment. When told that it was ‘fansi’ (noose), he too began weeping loudly like the other convicts.