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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: The West Bengal government today (September 3), tabled its ‘Anti-Rape’ Aparajita Bill in the state Assembly, PTI reported. The bill was introduced by West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak during a special session of the state Assembly, it added.
Titled the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024’, the proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim’s death or leave her in a vegetative state.
It also stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape and gang rape.
It aims to strengthen protections for women and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.
This is a breaking story, more updates are awaited…
(With inputs from PTI)
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