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Rape with death can now attract death penalty

New Delhi, Feb 1: Rape that leads to death of the victim or leaving her in a vegetative state can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by the Union Cabinet tonight in a



The government will now recommend to President Pranab Mukherjee to promulgate the ordinance with immediate effect. 



“We believe that this is a progressive piece of legislation and is consistent with felt sensitivities of the nation in the aftermath of outrageous gangrape in Delhi,” Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said.

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