NCW member holds meeting with Guj officials

National Commission for Women member Alok Rawat today held a string of meetings with various authorities to assess the status of cases, especially acid attacks on women, referred to the police by the women's body.
Amid speculation that he was here to conduct an enquiry into the gang rape of a married woman in Naliya town last year, allegedly involving four local BJP leaders, Rawat said his visit was fixed in December.
Gujarat State Commission for Women's chairperson Leelaben Ankolia too said Rawat was not here to conduct enquiry into the gangrape case.
Upon his arrival at Gandhinagar, Rawat, on a two-day visit to state, held a meeting with state DGP P P Pandey and other senior police officials.

"I came here as per the schedule which was prepared in December. I held discussion on a host of issues today. Very fruitful discussion were also held about the cases related to acid attack victims. The DGP as well as legal authority will also look into suggestions which came up during the talks," Rawat said when asked about the Naliya case.
From Gandhinagar, he headed to Ahmedabad to meet police commissioner A K Singh and other police officials.

"Today's meeting with NCW revolved around the status of all those women-related cases which were referred to us by NCW in past. These cases were from 2012 to 2016. Out of all the cases of this period, we held a detailed discussion about police action in 31 case," said Singh.

Later, Rawat held a review meeting with Ankolia.
"He is on a two day visit of Gujarat. It was not for Naliya case. It is a scheduled visit meant for the periodic review of cases," she said responding to a query.