Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday would take up the case of former PM Rajiv Gandhi's killer Nalini Sriharan's premature release. The Tamil Nadu government is set to produce the Prison Advisory Board's recommendations on the convict in court on Thursday, reports said.
The Prison Board, which was constituted Nalini's premature release plea, has submitted its report to the state government. The 43-year old, who is serving a life term, has been in jail for the last 19 years.
No unilateral decision on releasing Nalini: Karunanidhi
Reports said the board has recommended Nalini's release.
The assasinator had originally been sentenced to death. But that was reduced to a life sentence after Sonia Gandhi intervened and reasonsed that Nalini had a baby daughter.
The state government has indicated that it would consult the Centre before taking any decision on Nalini's future.
