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Ex-judge to review women’s security

A former judge of Delhi High Court is likely to head the panel to review responses to the 16 December gangrape incident and suggest measures to improve the safety and security of women in the capital.

Highly-placed sources in the government said retired judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Usha Mehra, will look at the security aspect and probe whether the incident could have been prevented.

‘A notification in this regard is likely to come out soon,’ sources said.

Last week, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had said the government will set up a Commission of Inquiry under the
Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952 to review responses to the crime and to suggest measures to improve the safety and security of women in the capital.

The sources said earlier the government had wanted the Justice Verma Committee to club the investigation of the incident with its mandate to recommend changes in laws relating to crime against women.

But when the Verma Committee expressed reservations in clubbing the two responsibilities, government decided to set up a fresh panel to look specifically into the gangrape incident and related issues.

The committee headed by former Chief Justice of India J S Verma has been mandated to submit its recommendations to the government in the next 30 days.
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