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Justice For Nirbhaya: In Conversation With Her Mother Asha Devi

It has been four years since the 2012 Delhi Gang Rape, when a 23-year-old female physiotherapy intern, Jyoti Singh, was lured into a private bus and then beaten, gang raped, and tortured. The incident led to protests across the country, with calls for justice continuing to ring. ANWARUL HODA met with the victim’s mother Asha Devi. Excerpts: Q. It has been four years, how are you coping? There have only been disappointments in these four years. Since the case is in Supreme Court and the legal procedure is taking its due course, I am hopeful that someday culprits will be hanged. Q. You asked for justice, what did you actually mean by it? Justice for me is what begins with ensuring security and providing some convenience to the victims. Things like registering FIR to punishing culprits on time is justice for me. The family of the victim suffers a lot and it is not easy for them to keep struggling with police and judiciary for years. I don’t understand how an upper court is