Ahead of the release of the juvenile convict involved in the
December 16 gangrape, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Tuesday that she has
written to the Home Ministry demanding that those accused of sexual abuse and
having served a sentence should be tracked once released.
The parents of the December 16 gangrape and murder victim had recently demanded that the face of the juvenile, considered the “most brutal” of the six offenders, should be shown to the world before he is released as “he is a threat to the society”. Based on the parents’ complaint, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government.
According to a senior official, Gandhi has sought that a
registry of sexual offenders be maintained and be available in the public domain.
The Commission has asked the Chief Secretary of the Delhi
government to inform if any pre-release and post-release plans, as per Rule
17(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007, have been prepared in the case of the juvenile.
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