Killer of ex-Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi gets month-long parole for daughter’s wedding
- Nalini Sriharan, who is serving a life sentence for killing the politician, was granted leave of 30 days after making an emotional plea in court
- This is the second time she has stepped out of jail, after she was granted a 24-hour parole in 1996 to attend her father’s funeral
Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven people convicted for assassinating former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, stepped out of jail on Thursday after being granted a 30-day parole to plan her daughter’s wedding.
Harithra Murugan, 27, was born in the prison in Vellore, Tamil Naidu state, where her parents are serving a life sentence.
She currently lives in Britain with her grandparents, and is expected to meet her mother next week in Vellore, where a house has been rented for the wedding, local media reported.
Nalini’s leave was granted on July 5 after she made an emotional plea to the Madras High Court earlier this month.
“I could not look after my daughter. I did not fulfil my motherly responsibilities,” said Nalini, who is India’s longest-serving female prisoner.