Delhi government submits rehabilitation plan for juvenile convict in 2012 gang rape
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| Girls holding placards on the third anniversary of Nirbhaya gang-rape case at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi Image Credit: PTI |
The government said that as per the plan a one-time financial grant of Rs 10,000 (around Dh 550) will be given to the youth and a sewing machine will be arranged for him so that he can rent a tailor shop.
"Government has already submitted its report in the court on the rehabilitation of the juvenile convict who has turned 20-year-old now," said a senior government official.
The official noted that the government will act as per the existing Juvenile Justice Act.
In its report, Delhi government said that the juvenile needs help to sustain a business for an initial period of at least six months and meet the expenses such as renting a shop and procuring tailoring material.
The convict in the brutal December 16, 2012 gangrape-cum-murder case will walk free on December 20 after spending three years in the probation home with the Delhi High Court on Friday refusing to stay his release.
Meanwhile, the release of the youth was widely criticised by the parents of the victim and various other bodies, saying he must be kept in observation home until his reformation was ascertained.
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