Ravi reports to sheriff's department to begin 30-day jail term

New York: India-born former Rutgers university student Dharun Ravi, convicted of spying on his gay roommate, reported to a New Jersey Sheriff’s department yesterday to begin his 30-day prison sentence. According to Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott, Ravi turned himself in at her office around 1 pm (local time). [caption id=“attachment_328335” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Ravi was convicted of spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi through a webcam while he kissed another man in his Rutgers dorm room. AP”]  [/caption] The Sheriff’s office would carry out the necessary procedures and would then transport him to the Middlesex County Correctional Facility where he will be incarcerated for a month. Ravi was convicted of spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi through a webcam while he kissed another man in his Rutgers dorm room. Apart from the 30-day jail time, Ravi has been sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to do 300 hours of community service. The 20-year-old had earlier this week agreed to begin serving his jail term instead of waiting for an appeals court to first rule on the prosecution’s demand for a longer jail term. According to New Jersey laws, Ravi would be able to shave off at least 10 days from his jail term on account of good behaviour. PTI