NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 15
Crimes relating to rape should be curbed without any discrimination or giving it a political hue, said Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Sunday.
Addressing after awarding the President’s Colour and Standard, including special flag and emblem to the Gujarat Police here, the Vice President has underlined the need to curb the crime of rape with speedy investigation by police and also appealed judiciary to ensure that justice is delivered without “constant delays” though there cannot be “instant justice”.
Awarding the President’s Colour and Standard, including special flag and emblem, to the Gujarat Police, at the state Police Academy in Karai village in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat, Naidu said the Gujarat Police became the seventh such police force to be conferred with the symbol of excellence and pride.
“The rise in the number of crimes against women and children, especially heinous crimes, troubles me deeply. We have been hearing incidents here and there across the country. I want political leadership of the country not to politicise this and give it a political colour,” the Vice President said.
“Police should be people-friendly and women-friendly and deal with crimes against women with agility. Police should register every complaint without any distinction, complete investigation at the earliest and start prosecution at the earliest,” the Vice President said.
Appealing to judiciary, Naidu said judicial enquiry should be concluded at the earliest and punishment be handed to culprits at the earliest so as to “curb” such criminal tendency.
The country had witnessed a huge outrage with the recent incidents of rapes and murders in Hyderabad and Unnao.
He said while police should do speedy investigation and file a chargesheet at the earliest in such crimes, judiciary should ensure that there are no “constant delays”.
“There is a duty cast upon the judiciary as well. You cannot do instant justice, but you can’t have constant delays. This has to be understood by one and all,” he said.
“It is important that we set up a special team of police to investigate such crimes and police stations become safe places for women and children in distress. They must feel protected inside the four walls. Every single police official must be sensitised about victims of such crimes,” the Vice President said.
Naidu also expressed concerns over “shortage of security personnel and corruption” in the police force. He said existing infrastructure was not capable of meeting the requirements of the police force.
He said a part of police reform is “intrinsically linked” with legal and judicial reforms.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, his cabinet colleagues, Director General of Police Shivanand Jha among others were present.
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