They are adult men, students of law, who are fully aware of the consequences of their actions, and hence must be appropriately punished. "We want them to be punished for the offences they have actually committed, and that awarded punishment commensurate with their culpability. Not over punished, but definitely not under punished either," he said.The officer added that families of the accused were "not to be blamed". He rejected the claims that the force was under any kind of pressure, noting that an FIR was immediately registered in the case and the accused promptly arrested. ""We are taking legal opinion in several things pertaining to the case.

Source: Times of India August 07, 2017 13:22 UTC