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Death penalty for rapists hailed

By Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, April 29 - Expressing concern and anguish over the spurt in heinous crimes against women, including minors, across the nation, the Dakshin Pub Guwahati Sanmilita Naree Mancha has welcomed the recent ordinance on death penalty for rape of minors approved by the Government of India.

In a statement, the Mancha said the unprecedented spurt in the crimes against women, including the case of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl at Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, has shaken the collective conscience of the nation and strong measures by the Central government was the need of the hour to curb the shocking trend.

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