"Hang Rapists Publicly": Minister's Suggestion To Reduce Crime
NDTV
The Madhya Pradesh minister's statement comes in the wake of alleged rape of a four-year-old girl in Khandwa district of the state earlier this week.
Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur on Thursday demanded that rapists be publicly hanged so that this kind of punishment serves as a strong deterrent for others and nobody dares to indulge in such crimes again.
Her statement comes in the wake of alleged rape of a four-year-old girl in Khandwa district of the state earlier this week.
"The Madhya Pradesh government is dealing with such savage elements sternly and with alertness. It is the first state in the country that has made a provision for death penalty to rapists. So far, 72 such criminals have been awarded capital punishment," the Tourism and Culture Minister told reporters.
But if even after that such repeated crimes continue to occur, then it is a matter of concern for the society, for the fourth estate of the democracy, the media and for all of us, she said.
