Nalini Sriharan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict, gets three weeks extension in parole

The Madras High Court on Thursday extended the parole of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan by giving her three more weeks of leave.

Nalini, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who is serving a life term, started her parole on July 25 for a month to make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding. Her daughter Harithra, who was born in prison, currently lives in the United Kingdom.

After Nalini sought an extension to her current parole by 30 days as the arrangements for the wedding were yet to be completed, the high court then asked the Tamil Nadu government to file its response. The state government’s prosecutor submitted that the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules provides for a maximum period of 30 days as ordinary leave (parole) for a convict.