In a recent development, the Government of Haryana declared that it will enact a law to provide death punishment to those who rape children under 12 years old.
The government also said that they will request for fast-track courts to provide speedy justice to the victims. He said it while laying the foundation for a new sugar mill Karnal.
Expressing anguish and concern over the recent incidents of rapes in the state, Khattar said although the police were dealing with such cases as required under the law, it had been decided to make provisions for harsher punishment for rape.
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“A law will be enacted soon to hang those convicted of raping a girl aged 12 or younger,” Khattar told the gathering in Karnal, around 125 km from here.
Rather than finding fault with Police for their negligence, CM tried to find fault with Media for sensialising it.
“I urge the media not to create sensation by publishing reports on rape incidents without verifying acts. Figures suggest that 25 percent of the rape complaints registered at police stations last year were fake.
“Earlier, complainants had to face a tough time filing an FIR even after repeated requests. But today, not even a single person can claim non-registration of FIR in any case by the police,” the Chief Minister said.
Usually, relatives and near and dear ones of the victim had been found to be involved in about 75 per cent rape cases, he pointed out.
“Besides the police, it is also the responsibility of the society to come forward and generate awareness among the people against such (perverse) mentality,” Khattar, who had remained silent for four days after brutal rapes and murders of minors rocked the state in the past one week, said.
He also assured people that the police were working actively to solve the recent cases of rape and those involved in Faridabad rape case had already been arrested.
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