Speaking to ANI, Hasan said that the major reason behind such incidents is alcohol consumption and called for strictest laws. He demanded the death penalty for the culprits of such incidents, stating they should be shot at "chauraha" (public square).
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday welcomed the Rajkot Special Court's verdict awarding the death penalty to a man convicted of raping, stating, "any attack on daughters means the end of life."
Kerala political youth organisations, including the BJP's Yuva Morcha and the CPM's Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), staged protests in Pathanamthitta on Tuesday. Demonstrators demanded that Mamkootathil should not be released unless he resigns from his position as an MLA.
As the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala held a day-long satyagraha on Monday protesting what it termed the Centre's "economic blockade" of the State, a silent gesture by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan became a major point of public discussion.
Earlier, Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal said two suspects had been identified in the case, with one accused arrested. He confirmed that a police sub-inspector had surfaced in connection with the matter and was absconding.
After the Kerala Police Crime Branch arrested expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case, following a fresh complaint filed against him, actor Rini Ann George has come forward and spoken about him, saying, "This is the third complaint" against him.
Sivankutty alleged that the Congress was allowing Mamkootathil to continue because of fears that he could reveal damaging information if disowned. "If Rahul is disowned, there is a possibility that he may reveal information about the leaders. To prevent such disclosures, the Congress has
"We do not have the authority at present to ask for an MLA's resignation. He is not a member of our party; he is already outside. Then how can we make such a demand? We do not have that authority. Let the law take its own course, and let all legal procedures proceed accordingly," Satheesh
The Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court has remanded Mamkootathil to judicial custody for 14 days after the police arrested him from Palakkad based on a fresh sexual assault complaint received via email.
Following the arrest of the expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case, BJP leader K Surendran alleged that many Congress leaders are "directly or indirectly involved" in the case, stating that it was an "organised crime."