Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called Arun Halder, the vice chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, to discuss the Sakinaka rape-murder case and apprised him of the measures being taken by the police in the matter.
The state government also apprised the commission of its decision to pay compensation to the victim’s family and take responsibility for both the children. Instructions have been given to provide all possible assistance to the Women and Child Welfare Department and immediate financial assistance will be provided to the victim’s family through the Social Justice Department.
The CM suggested that the state and central governments jointly start a housing project for homeless women, and urged Halder to take up the issue with the Centre.
The CMO said, “Haldar expressed satisfaction over the prompt steps taken by the state government and the police department in the Sakinaka case. He believed that there should be no politics in such a case.
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