BYM protests crime against women, illegal gun trading

BHUBANESWAR: A delegation of BJP Yuva Morcha (BYM) handed over a memorandum to the Governor SC Zamir here on Wednesday protesting the increasing sexual assault and other atrocities against women, fire arm business and loot from business establishments’ everyday in the State.

The law and order situation is deteriorating fast in the State, alleged Morcha’s State general secretary Umakant Patnaik. He said the smuggling and illegal manufacturing of fire arms are on the rise in the urban areas like the capital city, Cuttack, Brahmapur, Jharsuguda and Kendrapada. Due to the illegal gun business, murder, kidnap, loot, robbery and snatching is increasing in the State, he added.

According to the White Paper issued by the State Home Department, rape incidents has been increased 31 per cent in 2012 than the previous year, while 526 dowry death cases and 3054 dowry torture cases were registered last year which clearly shows the condition of women living in the State.

The Morcha members alleged that the police and the State Government are solely responsible over the two major issues related to law and order situation. As the Chief Minister is the head of the Home Department, he is responsible for the increasing crime against women and illegal trading of fire arms in the State, they added.

Morcha general secretary Kabi Swain, vice president Biswaranjan Mishra, State Executive body member Suprabha Biswal, Bhubaneswar district president Madan Mohan Sahu and Satyabrata Nayak went with the delegation and demanded the Governor to take appropriate step to stop the illegal trading of fire arm business and atrocities against women.