(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Stop the Brutality

Topic: Stop the Brutality

Guest:

Roopa Ganguly, (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)
Viplove Thakur, (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)
Aditi Tandon, (Special Correspondent, The Tribune)

Topic Description:

The issue of the heinous rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinary doctor was raised in both houses of the Parliament on Monday. In the Rajya Sabha, lawmakers across party lines condemned the gruesome act and called for stricter laws against perpetrators. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah also spoke about the dastardly crime and said ‘What is required is not a new bill. What is required is political will, administrative skill, change of mindset and then go for the kill of the social evil. The burnt body of the veterinary doctor was found at Shadnagar outskirts in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district last week. As per the preliminary probe, the police suspect that the doctor was sexually assaulted before being charred to death. The police on Friday arrested four persons involved in the alleged rape and murder case of the veterinary doctor. Meanwhile, the body of a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and strangled to death with her school belt, was found in Tonk district of Rajasthan on Sunday. Police have arrested one person in connection which the brutal crime. The accused has been identified as 38-year-old Mahendra alias Dholiya.