Strict penal provisions needed for rapists,NCW chief to PC

NCW Chairperson Girija Vyas met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to press for the need of changing laws on sexual assaults.

Against the backdrop of Ruchika Girhotra molestation case,National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas today met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to press for the need of changing laws on sexual assaults.

During the meeting at Home Ministers North Block Office here,Vyas demanded strict punishment for crimes like rape and molestation,especially when it is committed by government employees like police officers.

There is an urgent need to change the laws on sexual assaults. The definition as mentioned in the Act be enlarged and punishment should be stringent, she told reporters after the meeting.

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As per law,a maximum of two-year imprisonment can be given to rape convicts. Vyas said a minimum of life or seven years in prison should be given to such culprits.

Vyas requested the Home Minister that if any such crime against women is committed by government servants and by police officers,the punishment should be more.

She also expressed concern about non-filing of FIRs in many of rape cases.

Chidambaram assured the NCW chief that a State-Centre inter-ministerial coordination committee headed by Union Home Secretary is already looking into the laws related to sexual violence.

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