Rajasthan is considering framing a law to curb increase in cases of mob lynching after discussions with criminal experts and assessing existing rules which are in position to prevent such crimes, mentioned state home minister Gulab Chand Kataria.
This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s directives to the state govt to report a sworn statement with details of motion taken in the Alwar lynching case wherein Rakbar Khan was allegedly beaten by cow vigilantes on July 20.
The apex courtroom has additionally issued instructions to the federal government to offer preventive, remedial and punitive measures to take care of offences comparable to mob violence and cow vigilantism. In the previous 365 days, Alwar has observed 3 deaths because of alleged cow vigilantism. Pehlu Khan and Ummar Khan were the opposite two sufferers of mob lynching.
“We will be submitting our affidavit with the Supreme Court. We also are thinking of bringing a law to prevent mob lynching. However, we're but to finalise its form,” Kataria mentioned.
He mentioned that simplest framing such rules gained’t guarantee that such incidents don’t recur. “We have Section 302 in law. But it doesn’t act as a deterrent to serious crimes like homicide. We must take serious punitive motion against such criminals to set an example,” he mentioned.
The Rajasthan govt has drawn flak from more than a few quarters over sluggish progress in the Rakbar Khan case. The police has suspended its investigating officers and despatched 3 policemen to the traces for serious lapses in judgement whilst dealing with the situation.
Rajasthan has proven initiative in promulgating some path-breaking rules in the nation. It is the second one state after MP to have promulgated a law for dying penalty to child rapists. It is now putting in 35 courts to hurry up trials of the accused charged beneath the POCSO Act.
This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s directives to the state govt to report a sworn statement with details of motion taken in the Alwar lynching case wherein Rakbar Khan was allegedly beaten by cow vigilantes on July 20.
The apex courtroom has additionally issued instructions to the federal government to offer preventive, remedial and punitive measures to take care of offences comparable to mob violence and cow vigilantism. In the previous 365 days, Alwar has observed 3 deaths because of alleged cow vigilantism. Pehlu Khan and Ummar Khan were the opposite two sufferers of mob lynching.
“We will be submitting our affidavit with the Supreme Court. We also are thinking of bringing a law to prevent mob lynching. However, we're but to finalise its form,” Kataria mentioned.
He mentioned that simplest framing such rules gained’t guarantee that such incidents don’t recur. “We have Section 302 in law. But it doesn’t act as a deterrent to serious crimes like homicide. We must take serious punitive motion against such criminals to set an example,” he mentioned.
The Rajasthan govt has drawn flak from more than a few quarters over sluggish progress in the Rakbar Khan case. The police has suspended its investigating officers and despatched 3 policemen to the traces for serious lapses in judgement whilst dealing with the situation.
Rajasthan has proven initiative in promulgating some path-breaking rules in the nation. It is the second one state after MP to have promulgated a law for dying penalty to child rapists. It is now putting in 35 courts to hurry up trials of the accused charged beneath the POCSO Act.
Rajasthan mulling law to curb mob lynching: Home minister
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