Bina Ramani, owner of the restaurant where Jessica Lall was killed, thinks capital punishment is best kept for child rapists, and the delayed judgement must urge the government to launch a powerful witness protection programme

Bina is just back from a holiday in Kai, and the news back home only gives her reason for another one. But she thinks far more remains to be done to make sure no justice ever needs an 11-year wait.


Relieved Socialite Bina Ramani (above) was one of the key witness in the
1999 murder case. file pic

A decade plus one is a rather shameful period for a case as critical as this to be decided. Is there really reason to rejoice?
Yes, I'm happy, it's better late than never. There were times when we'd almost give up. It looked like the wait would be neverending, especially at the rate the witnesses retracted. Everything that corruption could do to worsen the case, it did. But thank god, the horror's over.