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By PTI - NEW DELHI
19th December 2012 12:31 PM
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar today had a meeting in the wake of the brutal gang-rape of a girl here during which it was decided that a drive will be launched to ensure removal of tinted glasses and curtains from buses.
It was also decided that the mobile number and licence number of drivers will be displayed in bold on buses, sources said.
The meeting comes a day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi shot off a strong-worded letters to Home Minister Shinde and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, saying it was a "matter of shame" that such incidents happen with painful regularity.
The girl was raped allegedly by six men in a moving bus, which had tinted glass and curtains on it on Sunday night.
"Bus owners will be held liable for parking buses. Practise of drivers parking bus at their place will be stopped," a senior official said.
Police has also been asked to get all details about private bus drivers, who are on contract with schools.
Meanwhile, there were protests against the incident at Police Headquarters and Jantar Mantar.
The girl continues to be in critical state, doctors said.
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Comments(2)
it's a shameful thing for us.... i strongly protest against this crime. The accused should be directly hanged till death by the government,if the govt. really wants justice for the victim n stop such crimes in the coming future.....
Posted by Dr. Urmila Singh Rathore at 12/19/2012 13:02 Reply to this Report abuse
Removing tinted glass and curtains from buses and cars could in no way be regarded as being impregnable barriers to prevent crime other than offering feeble tokenism. Active armed police patrol both on foot and moving vehicles,aerial cameras,helicopter surveilence,spotters etc.,all radio linked with police control centre,to respond swiftly with personnel to troubled spots,may somewhat check crimes. But even a police force well equipped and coordinated would find itself unable to fully eliminate felony; reasons for that must be traced back to a new generation of youngsters leaving schools where teachers were disallowed to discipline their pupils but graduates nevertheless enriched in thuggery;society's greater tolerence of indiscipline,anarchy and immorality not to mention a political class steeped in intrigue, disruptions and misrule; seen as priceless models of behaviour for the incorrigible to emulate.On what or who does one ascribe the cause for youth's depravity?
Posted by curious onlooker at 12/19/2012 18:39 Reply to this Report abuse