Home Secy writes to states on women safety

New Delhi: After the gangrape and murder of a young veterinarian in Hyderabad and the setting ablaze of a rape survivor in Unnao, the Union Home Secretary has written a letter to all states and Union Territories, urging them to give highest priority to women’s safety. In his letter to state to state chief secretaries, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla wrote: “It’s necessary that police is accessible and is able to deal with the complaints on crime against women in a timely and proactive manner.”

Bhalla said the legislature has strengthened the law, but the states have to be more proactive in dealing with crime against women. If any lapses are done by the law enforcing agency, strict action should be taken, he said. IANS

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