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Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma 'showing signs of reform': 10 points

Sent to prison for murdering Jessica Lal, Manu Sharma could soon be set free and the victim's sister says she has already forgiven him

Sabrina Lal
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Jessica Lal's sister Sabrina Lal

Agencies New Delhi
Almost 20 years after model Jessica Lal was gunned down at a restaurant in New Delhi, her sister Sabrina Lal, who fought a lengthy legal battle for justice, has said that she has moved on and has no objection to the convict, Siddharth Vashishtha (better known as Manu Sharma) being released from jail. Vashishtha is serving a life term in Delhi’s Tihar Jail for the 1999 murder. Manu Sharma has been shifted to open prison, where he is allowed to leave at 8 am and return by 6 pm every day. This has also paved the way for his final