Don't Care About Justice, Want My Daughter Back Home: Shahdara Rape Survivor's Father

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped on January 26, Wednesday in New Delhi's locality. She was beaten and paraded around the locality by women and men and garlanded with shoes. The videos of the assault surfaced on social media, following which Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal sent notice to the Delhi Police. The survivor is reportedly recovering from the wounds and shock and has been allegedly kept away from her family and three-year-old son.

According to media reports, her family said that she was not in a mental space to look after her child after the assault. The survivor was allegedly kidnapped from her home and taken to a room in Delhi's locality. There, according to Maliwal, she was gangraped by three men, while the women in the house cheered and incited the crime and the perpetrators.

Then, allegedly, her hair was cut off and face blackened, she was beaten and made to parade in the locality. This was caught in a video shared by Maliwal on Twitter.

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Reportedly, the woman was attacked as she did not respond to the advances of a 14-year-old boy, who allegedly died by suicide. Later, the family members of the deceased boy allegedly harassed the younger sister of the survivor, who had also filed a complaint with the police. "His family blames my sister for their son's death," said the survivor's sister, reported NDTV.

Shahdara Gangrape Survivor Father And Family In Shock

Speaking with NDTV, the survivor's father, who is bed-ridden, said, "No girl, no daughter should have to go through this. Not on any street or in any lane. The way she was beaten, traumatised, she was blamed wrongly. I don't care about justice- I want my daughter back home."

He also said that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gautam Gambhir and Congress leader Anil Choudhary visited them and gave them two months ration. "Who helps otherwise? Even if one begs, they don't get so much help," he said, adding that if people would have supported at the time, the incident would not have taken place.

Yesterday, there were rumours that the survivor had died by suicide, however, the Delhi Police had denied all these rumours and stated that if anyone spreads misinformation on social media in connection with the case, then they will be tried legally. The police have also lodged two FIRs against people for spreading misinformation.