Top Indian cop happy to see slapping
2013-02-12 18:45
Mumbai - A senior Indian policeman suggested on Tuesday
that citizens should "slap" suspected criminals to help his officers
bring them to justice.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh told a function
on women's safety that he and his force are finding it hard to catch culprits
because they are not allowed to slap.
"How could we nab a culprit? We don't have the right
to slap them. When we do that, it's called a human rights violation,"
Singh said, according to NDTV news.
"We can't do it, but you can... You could slap them
and we will bring the culprits to book."
Women's safety has been a growing concern across India
since the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a female student in New Delhi in
December, which sparked nationwide protests.
Last month, Singh told another forum that there is a
higher rate of crime against women in countries, which included sex education
in their curriculum, such as America.
"According to a survey, rape is more common than
smoking there," he said.
Police in and around Mumbai also came under fire last
month for targeting couples and young women in isolated areas or out late at
night, rather than focusing on their potential attackers.
