Legislation to curb exploitation of superstitious beliefs

The government is mulling enacting stern legislation to curb evil practice of cheating and exploiting superstitious beliefs of people, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said today.
He was addressing a public function after inaugurating the office of the Kumbla Circle Inspector of Police and Community Resource centre building at Kumbla, near Kasargod.
Frequent complaints of cheating people by exploiting their faith and superstitious beliefs have been received by police and those found guilty would get jail terms up to seven years, Chennithala said.
The legislation is in force only in Maharashtra and the new law is being brought taking cues from that State, he said.

Home department had successfully taken steps to free people from the influence of private money lenders by coming out with "Operation Kubera" and "green campus, safe campus" mission to free youths from the growing influence of drugs and alcoholism and "Operation Suraksha" to ward of the menace posed by goons in society, he said.
Chennithala asked the Centre to restore the central fund for modernisation of the police force in the State.
He was inaugurating the police telecommunication dormitory and senior citizen service bureau and foreigners facilitation centre and women police cell building complex at the SP office premises at Parakatta here.