Delhi rape: Panel to probe lapses headed by woman judge

December 26, 2012 14:44

Here's what's being done to make Delhi safer for women. Amid national outrage over the gang-rape of a young student on a moving bus in Delhi, the government announced today that a new committee is being set up to look at the lapses that enabled the horrific assault and what needs to be done to urgently improve the safety of women in the capital."The steps are being taken with the serious intent to find a lasting solution to the problem (of rape) that plagues all metros and other towns of India," said senior minister P Chidambaram today. "That it is happening in Delhi is a matter of shame. The committee announced today will be headed by a retired Delhi High Court judge named Usha Mehra. It will submit its report within three months. More

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