2012 Delhi gangrape: No rape, case foisted, convicts' counsel tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: In a sudden twist to the Dec. 16 gang rape case, counsel for the convicts asserted in the Supreme Court that there was no gang rape on December 16, 2012 as alleged by the prosecution.

Making this submission before a three-judge Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Ms. R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, counsel M.L. Sharma, appearing for two convicts Mukesh and Pawan Gupta said the prosecution could not answer this. He maintained that there was no rape and no rod rape and police fabricated documents and evidence in the trial court and fed media to provoke general public against accused person.

Counsel said that when the victim was admitted in the hospital on 16.12.12. at 11.15 p.m. doctor found her that she was in fit state of mind and recorded her statement. She narrated her story but did not say a single word about unnatural rape of inserting a rod.

Quoting medical reports, he said medically it is impossible to damage various internal organs including intestine, through per-vagina route without injuring uterus.