Park Street gang rape: All three men found guilty
December 10, 2015  12:22
Just in: All three men accused of gang-raping Suzette Jordan have been found guilty. The quantum of punishment will be decided tomorrow. Two of the five accused are absconding.

Jordan, the rape survivor who went public with her identity, died in March of meningitis after a long battle for justice.

Then 37, Suzette Jordan had been gang-raped on the night of 5th and 6th February 2012 by five men who offered to drop her home from a night club on the Park Street.

She had filed her complaint with the police a few days later and chief minister Mamata Banerjee had called it a "sajano ghatana" or fabricated case.

But senior police officer Damayanti Sen had pursued the case and identified the five accused. She was later shunted out from her post. However, three of the five accused were arrested. Two of them, including the main accused Kader Khan, are still absconding.

Trial in the case began only in 2013, delayed by the accused who demanded copies of crucial CCTV footage that had been sent to Hyderabad for forensic tests. The accused claimed the case was false. Suzette Jordan was examined and cross examined over almost six months.

Today, the three accused are likely to be produced in court around noon. Judgement is expected around 2 pm. The judgment will apply only to the three accused and not to the absconders.


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