India, Nov. 29 -- For the parents of the victim, the punishment awarded to the convict does not reflect the severity and brutality of the crime. They believe he deserved nothing less than the death penalty, insisting that a man with a "completely remorseless and dangerous mind" can never be allowed back intosociety. As the court pronounced life term for the man who raped and murdered their daughter in 2010, both parents broke down, recalling the cruelty their child suffered. They had lived through 14 years of silence and fading hope, when the case lay untraced and no leads surfaced. Yet they clung to the belief that one day the truth would emerge. After years of investigative silence, the breakthrough came when a forensic doctor noticed similarities in DNA between two separate cases and pushed to reopen the file. "It felt like a miracle, and at the same time, a shock. We could not understand how two cases could be so alike and how the connection had gone unnoticed for years. But that determination to revisit the evidence gave us the first real path to the truth," said the victim's father, now 69. The father described his daughter as exceptionally strong. "My daughter was brave and powerful. She was a kabaddi player. If she had any chance, she would have fought. But he attacked her from behind. She didn't even see it coming. He assaulted her when she was unconscious. She never had a moment to defend herself," he said. "She was intelligent, strong, full of dreams and determination. She had a future that most students only aspire to. But everything ended in a moment of cruelty," said the distraught father. The family says the convicted killer displayed absolute emotional emptiness throughout the trial. "His face showed nothing. Not a single sign of guilt or regret. When the judge asked if he wanted to say anything, he remained silent. He had nothing to say, no apology, no explanation. It was chilling to see how blank and cold he looked." Walking out of the court, they said they respect the court's judgment and accept the decision....