Delhi gang-rape attacker to be released
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AN attacker in the deadly gang-rape of a student in New Delhi will be freed this weekend, a court said yesterday, days after India marked the third anniversary of the assault that sparked global outrage.
Jyoti Singh, who was 23, died after being brutally assaulted on a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012, triggering angry protests over India’s treatment of women.
The Delhi High Court said it was unable to halt the release of the attacker, who was 17 at the time of the rape, because he had served the maximum three years in a juvenile detention facility.
“This is a setback for the entire country. The court said that as per current legislation, he cannot be remanded for more than three years,” Anil Soni, one of the lawyers in the case, said.
“The terror that we had faced a few years back will be back on the 20th of December on our streets,” he added, referring to the release date.
The victim’s mother, who on Wednesday publicly named her daughter for the first time, said the parents had failed to get justice.
“We did not get the justice we were assured of. Finally, a criminal will walk free,” a teary-eyed Asha Singh said.
Women’s rights groups opposed the juvenile’s release, mainly on the grounds that it was unclear if he had been rehabilitated and was ready to be reintegrated into society.
The court told government welfare departments to look after the attacker’s post-release rehabilitation and reform over the next two years.
Singh’s father said they may appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, India’s highest court.
“We have been hurting since 2012. Let’s see what we do, right now my head isn’t working at all,” Badrinath Singh said.
Indiat unveiled tougher penalties for rapists after the December 16, 2012 attack.
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