New Delhi: Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim were today detained by police personnel for protesting against the scheduled release of the juvenile convict outside the reform home. They were let off after a short while.
The Delhi High Court had on Friday refused to stay the release of the convict scheduled for Sunday. The court verdict came on a petition filed by Subramanian Swamy urging the court not to release the juvenile, claiming he had been "radicalised" while in the reform home.
"I am not satisfied with the court's decision. Today's decision only means that whatever crime happens with women, the law is not going to change. Crime has won and we have lost," said her mother Asha Singh.
Meanwhile, the juvenile convict in the case is reported to have been shifted out from the correctional facility at Timarpur to an undisclosed location a few days back. The move came in view of security reasons, sources said.
The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has so far been tight-lipped over the whereabouts of the convict, who is now 21 years old. Apparently, the move followed a request by the convict who said he feared for his life.
The juvenile completed his jail term of three years for the rape and murder of paramedical student Jyoti Singh on December 16, 2012.
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Dubbing the court's decision to allow release of the convict as completely in "favour of criminals", the victim's father said, "This decision has come to me as a mental shock. Though I am severely hurt with the decision of the court, we cannot do anything now. We are helpless."
A committee of the JJB will be responsible for the juvenile's rehabilitation. The decision was arrived at in a meeting of the board on Friday.
Out of the six convicts, one was found dead in Tihar Jail. The juvenile was tried under the Juvenile Justice Act and was sent to a remand home for three years. A trial court had awarded death penalty to the other four rapists which was upheld by the High Court.
Their appeals are currently pending before the Supreme Court.
(With Inputs from IANS)
