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Rapists must be shot dead in public, only way to stop such incidents: Assam BJP MP

BJP MP said that capital punishment is the only way to deal with people commiting heinous crimes.

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 Raising concern over the increasing number of rape incidents in Assam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Tezpur RP Sharma on Wednesday said people found guilty of committing such horrendous crime should be shot dead in public.

BJP MP said that capital punishment is the only way to deal with people disrespecting women. "Those who commit heinous crimes like rape must be shot in public; this is the only way to stop these incidents," Sharma told ANI. Recently, a five-year-old girl died after she was allegedly gang-raped and then set ablaze by five persons at her home in Nagaon's Bordua in Assam. 

The Class V girl was alone at home after returning from school last evening when she was raped by a person named Zakir Hussain and four others, police said.  After committing the crime the rapists poured kerosene oil on her and set her ablaze. The girl died at the B P civil hospital here where she was admitted in a critical condition. The incident took place at the Dhaniabheti Lalung Gaon.

 

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