Click to play videoNew Delhi: For almost 10 years, they had waited for this day, but ahead of the verdict in the BMW hit-and-run case, the family of Peru Lal, a constable run over by Sanjeev Nanda, had little hope for justice.
His wife, Phula Devi said, "If nothing's happened for so long, what's going to happen now? He'll surely be let off."
A few hours later, despite Nanda being found guilty, Phula Devi sounded just as disheartened.
"I am telling you, he will surely be let off. A rich man can always get away with everything," she said.
In the 10 years since Peru Lal died, a tired resignation has crept over his family. They have grown tired of waiting for a judgement that's taken too long coming.
All they want now is the compensation the government promised them a decade ago.
Peru Lal's son, Pawan Lal says, "All this while, we didn't get anything. If the promises were kept, we would have been happier than this verdict."
The courts have spoken, but the families don't seem to care anymore. It's now just a verdict on paper which doesn't satisfy the wait Peru Lal's family has had to endure for almost 10 years.
Justice may have been done, but the delay has spoilt its impact.
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