A cry for death penalty for juvenile

Priyangi Agarwal

Bareilly:





As the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence for four men convicted of raping and killing a 23-year-old paramedic student in Delhi in 2012, there was a palpable sense of gloom in Bhavanipur Nagla village of Bareilly , where the fifth convict, a juvenile during the crime, grew up. People wanted a similar punishment for him too.

 

People of the village, mostly women, said that they were not happy that the boy got away with “far too little“ while other accused will now have to face the death sentence.
The juvenile walked free in December 2015 after serving a three-year term at a reform home. He never returned home or contacted his family and five younger siblings since, they said.
Former village pradhan Laltesh Yadav told TOI, “The four other convicts paid the price for committing the crime, but the boy got away with very little punishment.He too deserved the death penalty like the others.“

However, the juvenile's family still awaits his return.“My son was punished for whatever wrong he did. However, I want him to come back home and take care of his poor family .,“ said his mother.