In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a rape convict, Nishan Singh Brar and his mother to pay Rs.90 lakhs towards compensation for the rape survivor and her family.

Nishan has been convicted of rape and abduction of a minor girl and has been awarded life imprisonment by the trial court already. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered Nishan Singh to pay Rs. 50 lakhs to the victim whereas Rs. 20 lakhs each to victims mother and father.

The father of the rape victim filed an FIR in 2012 at Faridkot City police station. The FIR stated that the convict along with his companions barged into the house armed with pistols and knives and forcibly took away the victim with them. The convict also dragged the father into the courtyard and beat him resulting in severe injuries. According to the father of the victim, the convict’s mother was actively involved in the abduction plan.

The convict had raped the minor girl and she had to undergo an abortion to get the pregnancy terminated. The court, while pronouncing the judgment, came to the conclusion that there were three victims in the case, the rape survivor and both her parents. The court, therefore, ordered for the compensating all the three victims.