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[Rick Halperin]

April 1




INDIA:

MP govt plans to introduce death penalty for rape of minor


An amendment to the criminal law providing death penalty for raping a minor 
would be introduced in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly soon, the government said on 
Friday.

"A bill providing death sentence for rape of minors would be presented in the 
coming monsoon session [of Assembly]. Once it is passed it would be forwarded 
to the President for assent," Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on 
Friday.

Mr. Chouhan made the announcement while addressing 'Joint Convocation Ceremony' 
at the Madhya Pradesh Police Academy.

"The 1st condition for the development of the state and the country is a good 
law and order system and this is the major responsibility of the police," Mr. 
Chouhan said.

His government would extend full support to the police, the CM assured.

The government had sanctioned at least 30,000 new posts of police personnel at 
various levels and some 25,000 new houses were going to be constructed with 
facilities like CCTV cameras for the police personnel, he added.

Mr. Chouhan also lauded the police, especially for the investigation of Bhopal 
- Ujjain train blast case, where the accused were nabbed within 3 hours.

Women were not inferior to anyone and therefore 1/3 of the posts in the police 
department were reserved for women in the state, he said.

The Chief Minister also asked the police to create an atmosphere where women 
can move around anywhere at any time independently and fearlessly.

As many as 633 police personnel (including 155 women) in the ranks such as 
subedar, sub-inspector, sub-inspector of Special Armed Force (SAF) and 
sub-inspector of Special Branch were inducted in the service during the 89th 
Convocation of the Academy.

(source: thehindu.com)