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MARGAO
Asserting that the government will ensure that the trial in the Betalbatim gang-rape case is fast tracked by a special court, TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday said the heinous crime against the 20-year old girl from Goa is a fit case for death by hanging.
He told the media the legal experts have pointed out that the case qualifies for death by hanging as the three rapists have perpetuated a worst and heinous crime on the 20-year old woman. “These criminals should be hanged to death to send a clear message to these aam admi with criminal background coming from other parts of the country to Goa that they cannot do anything here in Goa and go scot-free. They should never ever think that Goa is a soft State and they can get away with any crime,” Sardesai said.
Replying to a question, he said the government will ensure that the trial is fast tracked so that justice is meted out to the woman and the rapists receive the stringent punishment.
Taking exception to the Mahila Congress activists demand to take the law in their own hands, the TCP Minister lamented that the Congress did not congratulate the police for their swift detection of the case. “What happened at the Margao police station was mobocracy. We have to go by the law and the law should be used to mete out stringent punishment for the rapists,” he added.
