State women panel proposes death for raping minors
HISAR/KURUKSHETRA: After a series of rape and murder incidents sparked outrage across the state, Haryana Women’s Commission has proposed capital punishment for those convicted of raping minors.
Addressing a press conference at the PWD rest house in Hisar after a meeting with the administration and police, Suman Bedi, a member of the Commission, said: “Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments have the provision of capital punishment for raping a minor. We have sought to implement the same in Haryana as the increasing number of rape and murder cases have become a growing concern.”
She said a proposal on the same has been sent to the Haryana government and a meeting with chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar would be held in the coming week. “I am here to take details of the three-year-old who was allegedly raped by a 14-yearold neighbour in Hisar. I have also directed the police to intensify patrolling in the city to ensure safety of girls,” Bedi said.
SC PANEL MEETS K’SHETRA FAMILIES
More than a week after the body of a 15 year-old girl was recovered from a canal in Jind, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes zonal director, Rajkumar, on Friday met the families at Jhansa village of Kurukshetra district.
During his interaction with the family, Rajkumar assured them of justice and said the case will be handed over to the CBI if the local police failed to crack it. Rajkumar also met the family of Gulshan, whose body were recovered later on. He also took the stock of the police investigation into the case.