Surat gangrape: Life imprisonment to three accused

Surat, Feb 19: Setting new standard of speedy justice in rape cases, a Gujarat fast track court on Friday, Feb 19 sentenced three accused to life imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each.

Shahid Saiyed (22), Tariq Saiyed (21) and Abu Bakr (33) were the accused in the Surat gangrape of a 16-year-old in Jun 2009.

Posing as policemen, the trio picked up the victim when she was her way to a coaching class in the wee hours of the morning and raped her in a vehicle. The accused also recorded a video of the act on mobile phones.

Two of the three accused are sons of policemen.

This is the first rape case that has seen justice within a year. The case was transferred to a fast track court after wide-spread protests.

On Jun 13, 2009, an enraged mob thrashed the three accused prompting the Gujarat government to transfer the case to a fast track court.

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