MP Assembly passes Bill awarding death for rape of girls aged 12 or less

New Delhi, Dec 4 : The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death. The move comes after the Shivraj Singh Chouhan Cabinet approved the Bill last week. Called Dand…

New Delhi, Dec 4 : The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death. The move comes after the Shivraj Singh Chouhan Cabinet approved the Bill last week. Called Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017, the Bill will be sent to the Centre and will need the assent of the President to become a law.

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