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Youth rally for Priyadarshini Mattoo
Published on Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:03, Updated on Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:16 in India section
Tags: Priyadarshini Mattoo, Murder , Jammu
Jammu: The voice of Priyadarshini Mattoo, the law student who was raped and murdered 10 years ago, will reach hundreds of people this year on her 34th birth anniversary - July 23.
Priyadarshini's alleged killer, Santosh Yadav, was let off for lack of evidence in 1999.
However, 10 years later in 2006, the movement for justice gathered momentum - especially in the wake of model Jessica Lall's murder verdict where the accused were let off for the same reason - lack of evidence against them.
On July 23, 2006, a group of youngsters are all set to give people another reminder of the struggle for justice by Priyadarshini's family.
The group - called Justice for Priyadarshini - will hold candlelight processions across the nation and musical events in an effort at a protest movement to seek justice for her.
Says a member of Justice for Priyadarshini, Indu Jallai, "We are trying to spread awareness about the incident and mobilise people. There will be a protest march on her birth anniversary. July 23 is going to be the beginning of a movement which will end justice for Priyadarshini - something that her family has been denied for the last 10 years.."
Priyadarshini's father, C L Mattoo says, "After the Jessica Lall case, the public opinion has gathered momentum and cases where injustice has been meted out to the victim or the victim's family, are being pinpointed."
"The protest march on July 23 is an attempt to awaken people from their slumber, to shake the administration and justice departments in the country into understanding that they are simply putting up files on shelves and not doing anything about it," he adds.
The protests planned by the group are getting support from all quarters, including NRIs, NGOs and even political parties.
Theirs is an attempt to sustain a struggle for justice - to urge people them to raise a voice against injustice.
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