New Delhi: The 23-year old victim of gangrape in Delhi is showing positive signs of recovery while undergoing treatment in Safdarjung Hospital. The young paramedic student, who has been off the ventilator for almost two days now, was made to get up from her bed and take a few steps.
Doctors from the hospital's psychology department had on Saturday cleared the victim's psychological health by saying she is "very composed and responding well their to questions". They had said the victim, who was beaten by iron rods and then raped by half-a-dozen men in a moving bus, was "extraordinarily stable" and "optimistic about her future". The doctors had also lauded the victim and said she didn't show any signs of being sad.
Police on Saturday had also said that the victim recorded a 'very bold statement'. DCP (South) Chhaya Sharma had further said the version given by the girl corroborates the statement of her male friend. The police had on Friday arrested the sixth and final accused from Aurangabad in Bihar. Three of the accused will be produced before a Delhi court on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference, Chhaya Sharma said, "The juvenile accused, whom we caught yesterday, has had a very wayward life. He has six siblings, his father is mentally unstable. He has not contacted any of his family members in the past five years." She added, "When Raju came to Delhi, he worked at a tea stall and later joined as a helper in various buses."
The Delhi Police had been conducting raids in Haryana and Bihar to trace the arrested accused, who had been absconding since the incident took place. On Thursday, one of the four accused in the case was "identified" by the victim's friend during a Test Identification Parade (TIP) at Tihar Jail.
The victim's male friend, an engineer in a software company, identified Mukesh during TIP, a senior police official said. Out of the four accused, only Mukesh had agreed to TIP when he was produced before a court on Thursday. Other accused, Ram Singh, Pawan and Vinay, had refused to undergo TIP.
Police have invoked the stringent charges of attempt to murder and destruction of evidence against the accused. Investigators had earlier pressed charges against them under sections 365 (kidnapping or abducting), 376 (2)(g) (gang rape), 377 (unnatural offences), 394 (hurting in committing robbery) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.
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