India okays death penalty for rapists of children

FE Team | Published: April 21, 2018 22:42:37

India's cabinet approved on Saturday the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases. The executive order, or ordinance, amends the criminal law to also include more drastic punishment for convicted rapists of girls below the age of 16, government officials said. — Reuters