New Delhi : Tanveer Ahmed Mir, the lawyer who represented the parents of Aarushi Talwar’s parents in a murder case that received national prominence, will now defend the teenage student of Gurgaon’s Ryan International School accused of killing Pradyuman Thakur.
Lawyer Tanveer Ahmed Mir confirmed on Friday that he will defend the Ryan murder suspect, a Class 11 student of the school.
“Preliminary discussions have taken place with the father of the juvenile accused. Once the terms and conditions are formally finalised, I will be defending the boy,” he said.
The Ryan murder this September has drawn parallels with the 2008 killing of 14-year-old Aarushi because of the twists and turns in both cases.
He said it’s still too early to say what will be done, as the student is in a remand home waiting for the CBI to present its case to a competent court.
“We will first argue on the new amendment whether the accused boy needs to be tried as a juvenile or as an adult?” he asked.
He added he would stress on international conventions on trials of underage defendants that India is a signatory to.
CBI sources said who the defence lawyer is isn’t their concern.
“Hiring a lawyer is the right of the accused. We are confident about our investigation,” a source said.
