Delhi juvenile gang rapist freed amid protests

Dec 20, 2015- The youngest convict in the notorious 2012 Delhi gang rape case has been released from a correctional centre, his lawyer has told the BBC. Legal challenges and protests from the victim's parents failed to prevent the release. The rapist, who cannot be named as he was a minor at the time of the crime, was sentenced to a maximum three years in a reform facility in August 2013.

Legal challenges were mounted to keep the convict in jail The rape and the subsequent death of the woman caused global outrage. Although the convict is now an adult, he was tried as a juvenile and has served the full sentence allowed. He has now been handed over to a charity, where he will remain because of fears over his safety.