Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras HC Extends Convict Nalini Sriharan’s Parole By 3 weeks

Chennai, August 22: The Madras High Court on Thursday granted the extension of parole to Nalini Sriharan by three weeks, who is a convict in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Sriharan had earlier sought an extension of her ongoing parole by 30 days for making arrangements for her daughter's wedding.

Hearing the extension of parole plea by Sriharan, in which she gave her daughter's wedding as reason, the Madras High Court extended her parole by three weeks. Prior to this, the High Court had directed the Tamil Nadu government to file its reply. Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Nalini Sriharan Writes to Tamil Nadu CM, Asks Palaniswami ‘To Release All 7 Convicts at an Early Date’

Stating the reason for moving High Court with the petition, Sriharan had said that deputy inspector general of prisons rejected her representation for extension of the leave for another 30 days.

The High Court in July had granted her 30 days ordinary leave for making arrangements for her daughter's marriage. However, she claimed that she was not able to complete the arrangements for the wedding of her daughter within the leave period. Sriharan had been living at Sathuvachari after being released from the Vellore Central Prison on July 25.

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Earlier, Sriharan had sought a six-month leave to make arrangements for her daughter's marriage. She is lodged in prison for over 27 years. Along with six other, Sriharan is serving life imprisonment in the case related to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by a suicide bomber at an election rally in Sriperumbudur area of Kanchipuram district in the state on May 21, 1991.

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