Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday condemned the murder of a 13-year-old girl in Jalandhar\u2019s West Circle, calling the incident \u201cbrutal and inhuman\u201d. Speaking at a Zaria Foundation event in Patiala, CM Mann said the accused would be given the harshest punishment at the earliest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis matter comes under the category of brutality. The accused will be hanged soon, so that as long as this incident is in the minds of people, they see that the guilty get the death penalty,\u201d CM Mann said.<\/p>\n
Calling the crime \u201cunimaginable in today\u2019s world\u201d, CM Mann said he could not understand how such cruelty enters the minds of people. He added that he had directed the police to prepare a strict and detailed report in the case.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister said the case will be taken up in a fast-track court to ensure swift justice. He added that a strong punishment would send a clear message that no one should even think of committing such a crime again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday condemned the murder of a 13-year-old girl in Jalandhar\u2019s West Circle, calling the incident \u201cbrutal and inhuman\u201d. Speaking at a Zaria Foundation event in Patiala, CM Mann said the accused would be given the harshest punishment at the earliest. \u201cThis matter comes under the category of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,19,20],"tags":[11696,11697],"class_list":["post-56226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-latest","category-punjab","tag-cm-mann-says-accused-in-jalandhar","tag-minors-murder-will-get-death-penalty-soon"],"yoast_head":"\n