New Delhi: Today, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the
executive order to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The Union Cabinet on Saturday at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the ordinance and was waiting for the President's approval. The changes were cleared by the government amid nationwide anger triggered by gory details of the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua.
Here are the updates:
Apr 22, 2018 12:59 (IST)
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and said it is a historic decision.
"This is a historic decision by the cabinet, such a law is needed to punish people who commit such heinous crimes," Mr Singh told ANI.
Apr 22, 2018 11:22 (IST)
President Ram Nath Kovind signs executive order for stringent punishment, including death penalty, for child rape: news agency PTI