Trolled For Backing Bilkis Bano, KTR Cites "Swift Action" In Hyderabad Rape Case
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Telangana minister says accused in Jubilee Hills case got bail due to legal "loopholes" that he wants plugged so that "rapists remain in jail"
Telangana minister KT Rama Rao (‘KTR') today hit back at “silly trolls”, who've been alleging inaction in a recent rape case in Hyderabad after KTR criticised the release of 11 rape and murder convicts in Gujarat's Bilkis Bano case. Loopholes in Juvenile Justice Act, IPC & CrPC have resulted in the rapists getting out on Bail in JH rape caseThat's the reason why I am demanding that these acts be amended so no Rapist gets a bail & when convicted remains in Jail till deathLife imprisonment in truest sense This is a Blot on the Collective Conscience of our NationRapists being garlanded & treated like war heroes or freedom fighters!!!Remember, what happened to #BilkisBano today can happen to anyone of us tomorrowSpeak up India ???????? pic.twitter.com/KwvU4vufMe
The accused in the Hyderabad case were “arrested swiftly and sent to jail”, he tweeted. “After 45 days, the High Court had granted them bail… Loopholes in Juvenile Justice Act, IPC & CrPC have resulted in the rapists getting out on bail” in the Jubilee Hills case, he added.
“That's the reason why I am demanding that these acts be amended so no rapist gets bail and, when convicted, remains in jail till death,” he added, pressing on his stance in the Bilkis Bano case.
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