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Judicial inquiry into rape incident, penalty to be enhanced

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 6:57 AM IST

Disclosing the series of steps being taken by the government as public protests mounted in the capital, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that five policemen have been suspended for negligence in the rape incident.

After a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Home Minister said the government will set up a Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 to review responses to the shocking crime and to suggest measures to improve the safety and security of women in the capital. More

  

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First Published: Dec 22 2012 | 8:55 PM IST

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