Court rejects Nirbhaya convict's plea seeking medical care
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New Delhi, February 22
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case claiming he has a mental illness and needs treatment.
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Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana rejected the plea by Vinay Kumar Sharma.
The plea had claimed that Sharma had sustained a grievous head injury and fracture in his right arm, and was suffering from “insanity”, “mental illness” and “schizophrenia”.
Tihar jail authorities had termed his claims as a “bundle of distorted facts” and told the court that CCTV footage established that the convict had inflicted “superficial” injuries on himself and was not suffering from any psychological disorder.
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The psychologist, who appeared on behalf of the jail, said medical checkups of all four convicts were done on a daily basis and they are all fine. PTI
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