Nirbhaya case accused juvenile may be booked under NSA

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 25, 2015: With less than a month left for the juvenile convicted in the December 16 gangrape and murder to come out of the remand home, Delhi Police is contemplating whether they can book the juvenile under the National Security Act (NSA).

 

Last Saturday, Delhi police officers held a meeting with senior lawyers seeking legal opinion on whether detention can pass judicial scrutiny.

The Home Ministry, too, has sought an opinion from the Delhi Police. The detention under National Security Act can stretch for one year.

The convict, who is now 21, is likely to be released in December when he completes three years in the correctional home.

In September, an IB report had stated that teenager had been radicalised by one of the suspect of Delhi High Court blast of 2011.

The parents of Delhi gangrape victim have approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against his release, saying he is a threat to them as well as the society.

Nirbhaya’s father has demanded that the young man’s face be shown to the world. "He is an evident threat to society, to women and my family as well. Nobody knows how he looks. He has shown no sign of improvement. He was on the way to becoming a jihadi. How do we know we are safe?" Nirbhaya’s father asks.

"If nothing else, show us his face". He also said, "He will be out soon. He can attack any girl on the street like he attacked Nirbhaya."

"Tomorrow he will be living amongst us anonymously. Will he be able to resist the temptation of similar crimes? If there is no law that can jail him, at least make his face public and monitor his movements," he says.

Meanwhile, an online petition on Change.org addressed to the President of India, is asking for extension of his term in the juvenile home at the same time "enforcing extremely stringent laws for such devilish crimes by juveniles". So far the petition has got 741 supporters.

 

Courtesy: Indiatoday