Delhi gangrape case not unique: CJI Altamas Kabir

Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir today said that the Delhi gangrape incident on December 13 was not 'unique', but one among many.

"What happened on December 16 in Delhi was sad and bad and something extraordinary, but at the same time not unique. This was made into a kind of an iconic situation," Kabir said at an event organised by the Calcutta High Court here to mark International Women's Day.

"The girl named Nirbhaya or Damini who died after the brutal attack on her was not an isolated incident," he said.

"The next day, the newspaper headlines screamed in outrage against the incident. But at the same day, the news of gangrape of a 10-year old Dalit and who was burnt subsequently was tucked away in the inside pages devoting only five to ten

lines," he said.

"The family of the Delhi gangrape victim was given huge compensation by governments and various bodies. But what happened to the little Dalit girl? Did her family get anything?" he wondered.

"We need to take these people by scruff of the neck to show that this is not the way to deal with woman," the CJI said.

Kabir said that the society was in the habit of making icons.

"The main issue is the weird mindset which the men have towards the female sex," Kabir said.

Assuring speedy justice to the perpetrators of the heinous act, Kabir said that he had asked the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to open a fast track court to start trial

in the case.

"The case has been dealt on fast track basis to show that we also mean business," he said.

Referring to the sixth accused who was a juvenile, Kabir said that there was demand from many that he be also tried in the same court.

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