The Haryana government is mulling over enacting a law for awarding the death penalty to those guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.
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Along with the decision for capital punishment, Haryana government also to make a request for setting up fasttrack courts for dealing with rape cases to ensure speedy justice to the victims.
Government said though the police were dealing with such cases under the law, it had been decided to make provisions for harsher punishment.
Chief Minister urged the media not to create sensation by publishing reports on rape without verifying facts, as figures for the last year revealed that 25% of the complaints registered were found to be fake, he said.
He further added that usually relatives of the victim were found to be involved in about 75% of the rape cases.
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