YAVATMAL (MAHARASHTRA): The Central Government will soon bring a bill proposing death penalty for the crime of lynching, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said here today.
The proposed bill will be on the lines of a legislation seeking capital punishment to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years, he said.
“Lynching is a barbaric crime and no civilised society can accept it. The Union Government will soon bring a bill proposing death penalty for lynching.
“The proposed bill will be on the lines of a legislation seeking death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years,” the Minister told a delegation of the Nathjogi community who called on him here.
The Minister’s remarks came against the backdrop of a spate of incidents of mob violence over cow smuggling and child lifting being reported from various parts of the country. (AGENCIES)
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