Guwahati: Noting that speedy investigation of cases of crime against women will act as a deterrent for the criminals, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday directed the police to be prompt in registering such cases.
"Speedy investigation will not only ensure quick justice to the victims but also act as a deterrent against those involved in crimes against women," the Chief Minister said in a statement in Guwahati. The statement comes in the wake of the recent rape of a primary schoolteacher at Dalgaon in Darramg district and the assault on a woman in public by an irate mob after the mother of a man, against whom she had filed a case of alleged molestation, died in Golaghat district.
Gogoi asked the police to immediately arrest perpetrators of crimes against women and suggested fast-track trials for such cases. The Chief Minister reviewed suggestions made by the task force set up earlier to prevent and control crimes against women. He also suggested setting up of crisis intervention centres comprising representatives of police, doctors, advocates and NGOs to act as a support system for the victims and help them get quick justice.
Gogoi had recently directed the state Home Department to chalk out a plan to prevent and control crimes against women in the state. He had also asked the department to formulate a rehabilitation policy under which the victims of such crimes can be supported financially as well as emotionally.
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