Staff Reporter
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stressed on the need for early investigation of rape and sexual offences against women and children and stringent punishment in a time bound manner in these cases.
The Home Minister said while chairing the 25th meeting of the Western Zonal Council meeting at Diu yesterday. Mr. Shah added that the Additional Director General of Police-level officers, if possible women officers, should be entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the investigation of all such cases in the Police Headquarters of each State.
Various issues related to boundary, security, infrastructure transport, and industries pertaining to western States were discussed in the meeting, which was held after the gap of two years due to COVID pandemic. The council comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.