PM Narendra Modi speaks on women safety amid outrage over Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Serious concerns…’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crimes against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety..

His remarks came as India is witnessing an outrage over the alleged murder and rape of a 31-year-old woman trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the sexual assault on two kindergarten girls in Thane.I)..

The faster justice is delivered in cases of atrocities against women, the greater assurance half of the population will have about their safety, Modi said while addressing the inaugural session of a national conference of the district judiciary in the presence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...

Modi said there were several stringent laws to deal with crimes against women and there was a need to ensure better coordination among the criminal justice system to ensure swift justice..

His remarks came after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder..

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