Delhi Police has failed to tackle crime against women: NCW chief

April 19, 2013 19:05

Meanwhile, National Commission for Women Chairperson Mamata Sharma today demanded action against Delhi Police, including its commissioner, accusing it of "failure" to tackle crime against women.

Her comments came as a five-year-old girl, who was raped allegedly by her neighbour in east Delhi's Gandhinagar area after holding her captive for four days, battled for her life in a hospital.

"Such incidents (rapes) are on rise in the capital, we want some action, even at the level of Delhi Police Commissioner. It's high time that Union government should take some action," she said. Observing that Delhi Police was not under the city government, Sharma said, she would write to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday.

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