The Madras High Court has granted 30-day parole to Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case convict AG Perarivalan.
A few months ago, his mother Arputhammal had moved the court on humanitarian grounds given their son’s prevailing health conditions and the high risk, at a time when many of his fellow jail inmates were testing COVID-19 positive. His mother had sought 90-day parole for his treatment and given his existing health conditions.
Despite the state having refused to grant parole earlier under the exemption available in prison rules, a Division Bench of Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice P Velmurugan directed the state to grant him parole.
Although Perarivalan was convicted in 1991 on the grounds of having provided two 9-volt batteries which were used in the bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi, it has been established that he merely procured the batteries without knowing…