Will ensure death penalty for those who rape minors: MP CM

The Madhya Pradesh government will ensure that criminals involved in the rape of minor girls get death penalty, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. The move comes after a spurt in crimes against minors in the state. "Chouhan has directed the authorities concerned to ensure capital punishment for those involved in raping minor girls," a public relations department official said on Wednesday. Chouhan had praised the police for swift action in the case of a nine-year-old girl's rape in Sagar district where the convict was awarded death sentence within 46 days of the incident.