‘They wanted us to die. Now, I want them to die’

As he recalls the attack that killed his best friend and left him grievously wounded, the young IT operator still can’t fathom the depravity they encountered after a night out at a Delhi shopping centre.

“I never imagined that one human being could treat another so badly,” said the 28-year-old about the fatal gang rape of his female companion on Dec 16.

“The rapists injured my friend in the most shocking ways while they beat me with a metal bar and dumped us near a highway.”