Sensitive cases of sexual abuse are being fast-tracked: Nagpur HM Dilip Walse Patil

NAGPUR: State home minister Dilip Walse Patil, who was in the city on Sunday, said sensitive cases of sexual abuse against women are being expedited, referring to the capital punishment awarded to the accused in the Sakinaka rape and murder case at Mumbai. He said the chargesheet was filed in the case within 18 days.
Walse Patil said at a media interaction at Ravi Bhavan the proposed stringent anti-rape law ‘Shakti Act’ would be sent back for presidential approval after the recommendations are incorporated.
Walse Patil also said Nagpur was relatively away from the threat zones of organizations like Al-Qaida. “We are keeping ‘close watch’ on organizations engaged in fuelling communal tension and disharmony or engaging in nefarious activities to derail law and order,” he said.
The state home minister, who held a review meeting with CP Amitesh Kumar and IG Range Chhering Dorje, also said top officials have been sensitized about the cases of atrocities on women and accordingly prompt measures are taken. He also assured to take up with SP Vijay Magar the case of karate teacher from Kanhan, against whom seven FIRs of sexual abuse of students have been filed.
Walse Patil, who also attended the felicitation ceremony of newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel in city, said he would soon send an officer to Nagpur Central Jail to conduct inquiries into the complicated deaths in the prison premises in last few months. The home minister also said the jail is likely to be shifted to a new location with the efforts of Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Walse Patil said the unit in-charges of different districts and commissionerates have been briefed about the significance of community policing and dialogue with key leaders to strengthen social and communal harmony.
The state home minister also said there was a proposal to revive the ‘Tanta mukti’ mechanism in the state, which helped resolve situations triggering violence or clashes.