New Delhi Following is the chronology of events in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case in which a Delhi court today awarded life imprisonment to all the five convicts:
* November 23-24, 2010: Five men abduct a 30-year-old BPO executive hailing from the northeast and gangrape her in a moving vehicle on the intervening night.
* December 2: Two accused Shamshad alias Khutkan and Usman alias Kale arrested from Haryana. * December 4: Both the accused identified by the victim during Test Identification Parade (TIP). Police arrests third accused Iqbal alias Bada Billi on the basis of interrogation of Usman and Shamshad. * December 5: Fourth accused Shahid alias Chhota Billi, who surrendered before police in Faridabad in connection with another case, arrested by Delhi Police. * December 6: Police apprehends fifth accused Kamruddin from Haryana. * February 2, 2011: Police files charge sheet in the case.
* August 3: Court frames charges against five accused.
* June 2, 2014: Final arguments commence in the case.
* September 8: Court reserves judgement for September 22.
* September 22: Court defers the verdict to October 10 after Usman made allegations of tampering with evidence by police.
* October 10: Court fixes October 14 for judgement.
* October 14: Court convicts five accused for abducting and gangraping victim.
* October 20: Court awards life imprisonment to all the five convicts, imposes fine of Rs 50,000 on each of them.
PTI