New Delhi: The juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case will not be ‘released’ and would be put in the custody of an NGO, according to reports.
The 17-year-old convict, who is now 21, finishes his three-year sentence this month but will not be completely free. Sources say his movements will be closely monitored and he will undergo vocational training with the NGO.
The parents of the December 16 gangrape and murder victim had recently demanded that the face of the juvenile, who was considered the "most brutal" of all the six offenders, should be shown to the world before he is released as "he is a threat to the society".
Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi, only last week, wrote to the Home Ministry demanding that those accused of sexual abuse and having served a sentence, should be tracked once released.
"You know the issue is not of that particular individual, the point is that I have written to the Home Ministry saying that there should a tweaking of the law in which every person accused of sexual abuse, who has served a time and has come out should have to report to the police station and he should be monitored," said Gandhi.
According to a senior official, Gandhi has sought that a registry of sexual offenders be maintained and put in public domain.
Parents of the victim have made representations to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stating that the juvenile set to be released is a threat to the life and liberty of the common man and that there should be a mechanism to keep a strict check on them so that people are not subjected to any risk of being harmed.
Based on the parents' complaint, the NHRC has issued notices to the Centre and Delhi government.
