The district court has sentenced life imprisonment to 6 culprits of the country's biggest sex scandal that took place 32 years ago in Ajmer. Along with this, a fine of Rs 5 lakh has also been imposed on them. Accused Nafees Chishti, Naseem alias Tarzan, Salim Chishti, Iqbal Bhati, Sohil Gani, Syed Zameer Hussain have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
All six accused were present in the court at the time of sentencing. One of the accused, Iqbal Bhati, was brought to Ajmer from Delhi in an ambulance. The remaining accused were already in the court. The charge sheet against these six accused was presented on June 23, 2001. The hearing was completed in July this year.
More than 100 girls were victimised by a gang, whose members befriended them and shot their photographs in compromising situations, and later raped them. While 18 people were accused in the case, a separate trial was conducted for these six accused. The other accused have either completed their term or been acquitted by the courts. The girls, aged between 11 and 20 years, studied in a famous private school in Ajmer. They were called to a farmhouse, where they were raped.
