Juvenile Justice Board notices to officials probing minor Ruby Rai case

Patna,(BiharTimes): The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday issued notices to officials probing the toppers’ scm to reply why the Inter Arts ‘topper’ Ruby Rai was treated as an adult even though the police had every documentary proof of her age, that is below 18.

The Board slapped the notice after former Inter Arts topper's lawyer Krishna Deo Mishra filed a petition before the JJB on Wednesday.

Along with the IG and Special Investigation Team, the juvenile welfare officer of Kotwali police station, that is, the SHO, special juvenile police unit (SJPU) working under the IG (Weaker section) and district child protection unit have also been made parties in the petition.

According to Krishna Deo Mishra the SIT of Patna police also violated the laws by not giving details of the juvenile’s age to the vigilance court, which bound the judge to send her to a prison for adults.