Delhi gangrape: Accused declared juvenile, prosecution to move HC

2019-03-01 2

Juvenile Justice Board on Monday ruled that the sixth accused in the Delhi gang-rape case is a juvenile. Rejecting a plea seeking that the accused the sixth accused in the horrific DAMINI gangrape case should be subjected to bone ossification test to medically verify of his age. The court has now accepted his age as per the date of birth mentioned in the school certificate submitted by principal of his school. The accused had submitted his school certificates to prove that he is a juvenile. His school principal's statement has also been recorded. According to the principal, the date of birth of the accused is June 4, 1995. This makes him 17-year-6 month-11-day-old at the time of the offence.

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