Indian panel gets tough on women's safety

The 3 men panel received above 80,000 idea submitted in the month since government set them up to help quell street protests and demands for reform sparked by the fatal gang-rape of a student.
The panel has declared that any police and other officers who did fail to
The panel on Wednesday recommended that police and other officials who
to act against crimes against women be punished.
It called for a crack down on dowry payments to help women's status, since families has been forced into large debt to help their daughters married.
It also likely that the government should appoint more judges to help lessen the backlog of cases and ensure swift justice. It called for updating the law to outlaw acts such as paraphilia, stalking and other crimes against women.
"We hope the enforcement group will take the legislative suggestions given by the committee," and translate these into law, said retired Chief Justice JS Verma, who headed the panel.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office had no immediate comment about what it would do with the recommendations.
Verma is looking for some thing harder to  prevent sexual harassment and assaults against women and sought reforms in how police treat rape victims.
He called for speedy justice and the setting of a time frame to deal with cases of crimes against women.

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