CABINET IS WORRIED, SAYS CAPT ABHIMANYU

CHANDIGARH:: Haryana finance minister Capt Abhimanyu on Monday said the entire cabinet is worried over the recent incidents of violence against women in the state, while assuring people that such misdeeds would not be tolerated and culprits would be severely punished.

Addressing the media after a cabinet meeting, he said the government had taken a serious note of such incidents which had left a negative impact on the society as well as the state.

“The opposition parties, instead of grinding their own axe, should shoulder their responsibility to the society and help the administration in taking on the nefarious elements so that such misdeeds could be prevented,” he said.

DGP EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERN

State director general of police (DGP) BS Sandhu has expressed serious concern over the incidents of rapes and murder, and directed all field units to take the cases of crime against women and children at utmost priority and put the best resources available with them to prevent and detect such offences.

Addressing the senior district functionaries of the police department through a video-conference, Sandhu directed that no missing report should be taken casually and that prompt action should be initiated.