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Dec 16 gangrape victim’s parents witness RS proceedings on juvenile bill
The parents of December 16 gangrape victim, known as Nirbhaya, watched the proceedings from the visitor's gallery.
Updated: December 22, 2015 20:35 IST
1 / 5Parents of the December 2012 gangrape victim today keenly watched deliberations in Rajya Sabha as Women and Child and Development Minister Maneka Gandhi piloted the Juvenile Justice Bill. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
2 / 5Although we are satisfied that the amendments have been passed as these will help victims of heinous crime get justice, there is grief that our daughter Jyoti was denied justice, said the mother Asha Devi outside Parliament. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)
3 / 5This was a good thing that happened. Our efforts at least produced some results. By releasing the juvenile convict in this case, authorities had given out a wrong message but the new law will deter juveniles from committing heinous crimes against women," said the father, Badri Singh Pandey.
4 / 5Parents of the December 2012 gangrape victim keenly watched deliberations in Rajya Sabha as Women and Child and Development Minister Maneka Gandhi piloted the Juvenile Justice Bill. (Express photo by Renuka Puri)
5 / 5Nirbhaya's parents have been protesting the release of the juvenile gangrape convict on Sunday. (Express photo by Express photo by Renuka Puri)
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