Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim along with 40 DU and JNU students were detained by the police on Saturday as they staged a protest against the release of the juvenile convict in the case.
Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim along with 40 DU and JNU students were detained by the police on Saturday as they staged a protest against the release of the juvenile convict in the case.
The father of the victim said that they had gathered for a peaceful demonstration against the release of the juvenile convict but the police detained them.
“Is there no justice in this country ” he asked. However, the police said that the parents were “not detained” but just removed from the road “for their safety”.
“We detained around 40 youth who had blocked a stretch on the Outer Ring Road but the parents of the victim were not detained. They were removed from the road for their safety, put on a van and brought to the operation cell in Maurice Nagar and later we arranged for their transportation to be taken back home,” said DCP (North) Madhur Verma.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the detention as “unacceptable” and said he has asked chief secretary K.K. Sharma to talk to police commissioner B.S. Bassi to secure the release of the victim’s parents.
“I am shocked to learn that December 16 gangrape victim’s parents have been detained. They should immediately be released. The police action against the victim’s parents is unacceptable. I have asked Chief Secy to talk to the police commissioner and get them released,” he tweeted.However, the victim’s father accused the Delhi government of trying to shield the convict, who has now turned 20.
The protesters staged the demonstration at the Outer Ring Road stretch near the correction home, where the juvenile convict was put up, and allegedly blocked the road causing traffic congestion in the area.
Members of Delhi University Students Union and Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union had earlier staged a protest at Jantar Mantar.
