Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DC)

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Traders from Mangaluru Central market for the first time called for a bandh condemning brutal rape and murder of children here on Monday, April 23.

An undeclared bandh was observed near fish market and old port areas with traders shutting down shops demanding death sentence for the rapists.

Posters were put up condemning rise in rape cases including Kathua brutal rape and murder.

The police beefed up security in the region to avoid any untoward incident.

Citizens in the country have taken to streets for the past few weeks across India following several rape incidents being reported.

President Ram Nath Kovind has given a nod to the ordinance cleared by Cabinet on Saturday on death penalty for accused in rape cases of girls less than 12 years. Special forensic kits for rape cases will be given to all police stations and hospitals in the long term, according to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018.