A city court today held guilty the lone accused arrested in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gang rape case in which a Delhi University student was raped in a speeding car, lending credence to the testimony of the victim.

"The victim is not on trial, it is the accused who is on trial. Moreover, she (the victim) was consistent in all her statements," additional sessions judge (ASJ) Neeraj Kumar Gupta said, convicting Ajit Singh Katiyar for the offences.

The court, in its 70-page verdict, relied on the unequivocal and "consistent" statements of the 20-year-old victim, a Delhi University student from Mizoram, given to the police and during the trial.

The testimony of the victim cannot be equated with that of an accomplice and an accused can be convicted on basis of such statements as they needed no corroboration, it said while referring to various judgements of the supreme court.

The girl, who stood by her statement, identified Katiyar as the culprit first in the test identification parade, held in the Tihar jail and then in the court.

The court would pronounce the quantum of sentence, which may extend to life imprisonment, on December 10.

The victim was abducted on May 8, 2005 while she was walking back home after buying food from a roadside eatery along with a friend, and was raped by four accused in a car near Dhaula Kuan in South Delhi here.

Pronouncing the verdict in a packed courtroom, the ASJ said, "Offence of abduction, gang rape, administering stupefying drug, criminal intimidation and group liability have been proved against the accused."

The court took strong note of alleged aspersions cast on the character of the complainant during the trial by the defence counsel, saying the private life of the victim has nothing to do with with the case.

It also rejected the plea that the victim cannot be trusted, as she did not raise an alarm when she was raped for hours by the four accused in a car.

The culprits, armed with a weapon, had sandwiched the victim, the court said adding that nobody can raise an alarm in such a situation.

The court, however, said police failed to arrest the three co-accused â€“ Danda, Jat and Tappe. They were later declared proclaimed offenders during the trial.

Police also could not trace the Santro car used in the abduction and rape of the victim. A friend of the victim managed to escape from the spot, they said.

She was later dumped near a Gurudwara here.

Manoj Sharma, counsel for the convict, later told media persons that he was not satisfied with the verdict, and claimed that the police did not produce credible evidence against his client.

"I will challenge the judgement in the Delhi high court as it appears that something wrong has been done," he said.

On the contrary, the prosecutor hailed the verdict, saying it would send across a right message to society.

Sharma said there were glaring discrepancies in the case as even the date and place of arrest of the accused was disputed by the policemen who deposed as witnesses.

Following is the chronology of events in the sensational Dhaula Kuan gangrape case:

* May 8, 2005: A 20-year-old Delhi University student, hailing from Mizoram, abducted by four car-borne accused in the wee hours. They dump her at a Gurudwara in south Delhi after raping her. The girl undergoes medical examination, which confirms rape.

* May 13, 2005: Ajit Singh Katiyar, a driver of a Noida-based call centre, arrested and booked under penal provisions dealing with abduction, gangrape and criminal intimidation.

* May 17, 2005: Police raid Katiyar's residence at Noida and recover obscene books and packets of condoms.

* Aug 8, 2005: Police file chargesheet in the case.

* Jan 31, 2006: Court starts recording testimonies of prosecution witnesses.

* September 9, 2009: The prosecution concludes examination of witnesses with the recording of testimony of investigating officer (IO) Seema Singh as 31st witness.

* October, 2009: Court reserves verdict in the case.

* Nov 30, 2009: Delhi court defers pronouncement of verdict to December 7.

* Dec 7, 2009: Pronouncement of verdict deferred further.

* Dec 8, 2009: Katiyar convicted. Court to pronounce punishment on December 10.