Reeling from the court verdict, relatives of the convicts showed support for them. Speaking to mid-day, Mohan Jadhav, father of convicted rapist Vijay Jadhav, blamed his son’s crimes to the company of his friends.

“He has been instigated by his friends to commit this crime. Last night, there were cops at my doorstep. They took away my handicapped elder son with them to intimidate me and make sure we did not file an appeal in the higher court,” Mohan said.