The Government today announced a host of measures to instill confidence among the people shocked by the recent incident of gang rape in the national capital. This follows Home Minister’s review meting with Police Officers and Transport Commissioner in the wake of the incident. Making the statement in the both Houses of Parliament, the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that Delhi Police will launch a crackdown on buses having tinted glass and heavy curtains. Other measures include keeping lights on in all commercial vehicles and buses plying at night on city roads, off duty buses to be compulsorily parked with their owners and vehicles violating permit conditions to face impounding and cancellation of permits.
Apart from this, driver’s licence and all details along with photo shall have to be displayed in all vehicles. The Home Minister also said that PCR fleet of Delhi Police will be augmented with more vehicles fitted with GPS system to track their movement by police control room.
Later in the day, the Prime Minsiter Dr Manmohan Singh directed the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to ensure that rape incidents do not recur in future. Expressing shock over the incident of gang rape , Dr Singh asked the Home Minister to take all measures to ensure that culprits are brought to book. Dr Singh termed the incident as a heinous crime and very upsetting while receiving a delegation of women MPs led by Mohsina Kidwai on the issue.
Meanwhile, Delhi High Court has accepted the proposal of the city Government to set up five Special Fast Track Courts in the national capital to deal with the cases of sexual assault on women expeditiously. Taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, the High Court also decided to monitor its investigation by directing police to carry a high standard probe and file the charge sheet only after the court's perusal.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Murugesan directed Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar to file a status report within two days giving all details.
On the other hand, the doctors attending the rape victim in Safdarjung Hospital said that she underwent another surgery today and her condition continues to be critical but stable.
AIR correspondent reports that string of protests today erupted in the national Capital Delhi on the incident. A group of people protested outside the Delhi Police headquaters, demanding action against the accused in the case. Scores of people also gathered at Jantar Mantar and India Gate to express their anger against the gruesome crime. Protesters also gathered at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, where the Police had to resort to water cannon charge to disperse them.
Meanwhile, in a related development, one of the two absconding accused has reportedly been detained in Aurangabad in Bihar.
Earlier in a crucial development , two of the three other arrested accused have been remanded to four day police custody and one to 14 days judicial custody today.The main accused in the case was on Tuesday sent to five-day police custody.