Expert report on 16-yr-old accused submitted in court
GURGAON: A senior clinical psychologist from PG IMSRo ht ak on Tuesday evening submitted a two-page psychological assessment report of the 16-year-old juvenile who was apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation( C BI) as the accused in the Ryan school murder case before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Gurgaon.
The report was submitted in a closed envelope. A social investigation report in the case has already been submitted by a legal-cum-probation officer from the district child protection unit on November 21.
Both the reports will be opened on Wednesday during Juvenile Justice Board proceedings. The CBI had nabbed the juvenile on November 7 in connection with the murder of Pradhyumn Thakur, a Class 2 student of Ryan International School, Bhondsi. He is lodged in an observation home, Faridabad, since November 11.
Dr Jogender Singh Kairo, a senior clinical psychologist posted at PGIMS Rohtak, visited Far ida bad and met the juvenile in the observation home for five hours to conduct a psycho diagnostic test on Tuesday. He reached the observation home in the morning and remained there till 3:30 pm.
“I met the boy and spent nearly two hours talking to him. He asked me if CB I officials were also ac co mp anyig meas he was frightened and said he had confessed because of their torture. If theJJB needs more details or tests, then a panel will be formed ,” said Kairo.
Psycho diagnostic testing is conducted to diagnose and clarify concerns regarding the behaviour, personality traits, mood swings, emotional functioning and cognitive process of a person. The test involves cultured diagnosis and treatment. This report will answer specific referral questions of disorders if any, co morbidity, psychological disorders secondary to medical conditions, current psychosocial stress and adaptive ability of the juvenile.
Based on psychological assessment test report and a social background report, a preliminary assessment will be made to decide whether the accused should be treated as a juvenile.
The juvenile will re-appear before the board on Wednesday when both the reports will be placed before it. The court proceedings will start at 2 pm. Tanvir Ahmad Mir, the lawyer who defended Raj es hand N up ur T alwar, is the counsel for the 16- yearold juvenile. He will file an application for ares training order preventing agencies from writing the name of the juvenile in the legal proceedings.