Nirbhaya Juvenile to walk free on December 20

The juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case may walk free on December 20. That might not happen only if the Delhi High Court intervenes in support of the Centre's concerns about his ‘mental condition’.

On Monday, the Delhi government's department of women and child development (WCD) unveiled a rehabilitation plan for the juvenile. This includes a one-time financial grant of Rs 10,000 and a sewing machine so that he can rent a tailoring shop.

"The juvenile in Nirbhaya case needs to be supported financially jointly by his parents and by the Delhi government," the WCD department said in a report.

The WCD department said, one day before the youth's release, his parents and close relatives should be brought to Delhi at the government's expense and accompanied by WCD officials, "in a safe and secure manner, preferably in a private taxi".

The report says officials can then accompany him to his home state "in a private taxi other than the one in which they were brought to Delhi, in absolute confidentiality".

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