By Jisha Surya
January 7, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Friends of Arya, the schoolgirl who was raped and murdered in March last year, will request President Pranab Mukerjee to expedite the process of executing convict Rajesh Kumar. The 1,054 students of the Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Kanyakulangara, have decided to send postcards requesting the President, the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and the high court to expedite the process.
This was decided at the special assembly held in the school on Friday, a day after principal sessions court awarded capital punishment to Rajesh. The brief letter to be enclosed with the postcards will state why they want the culprit to be hanged.
The school will felicitate all policemen who played a role in bringing the accused to court. "A function has been arranged on January 10 to felicitate the policemen and the public prosecutor who worked to ensure justice to Arya. Home minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will attend the function," said G G Jayakumari, headmistress.
PTA president Anil Kumar said everybody wants speedy justice for rape victims, especially after the recent Delhi incident. "Kerala has become a model by pronouncing the verdict in this case in less than a year since the crime. There must not be any delay in executing the verdict.
The students want the President, the CJI and the Chief Justice of high court, who will decide on the appeal of the convict, to not delay justice," he said.
Justice is so flawed in our country that now young girls, as young as below 18, have to request the President not to delay the process," Kumar said.
Arya, a 10th standard student of GGHSS, was raped and murdered in March 6, last year. The tragedy has struck Arya's classmates so hard that they were given psychological counselling prior to the SSLC examination.
January 7, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Friends of Arya, the schoolgirl who was raped and murdered in March last year, will request President Pranab Mukerjee to expedite the process of executing convict Rajesh Kumar. The 1,054 students of the Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Kanyakulangara, have decided to send postcards requesting the President, the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and the high court to expedite the process.
This was decided at the special assembly held in the school on Friday, a day after principal sessions court awarded capital punishment to Rajesh. The brief letter to be enclosed with the postcards will state why they want the culprit to be hanged.
The school will felicitate all policemen who played a role in bringing the accused to court. "A function has been arranged on January 10 to felicitate the policemen and the public prosecutor who worked to ensure justice to Arya. Home minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan will attend the function," said G G Jayakumari, headmistress.
PTA president Anil Kumar said everybody wants speedy justice for rape victims, especially after the recent Delhi incident. "Kerala has become a model by pronouncing the verdict in this case in less than a year since the crime. There must not be any delay in executing the verdict.
The students want the President, the CJI and the Chief Justice of high court, who will decide on the appeal of the convict, to not delay justice," he said.
Justice is so flawed in our country that now young girls, as young as below 18, have to request the President not to delay the process," Kumar said.
Arya, a 10th standard student of GGHSS, was raped and murdered in March 6, last year. The tragedy has struck Arya's classmates so hard that they were given psychological counselling prior to the SSLC examination.
