Pune, May 3 -- NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar on Sunday highlighted the importance of the implementation of the Shakti Act, citing that it will enable capital punishment to criminals who are involved in heinous crimes, after the Pune rape and murder case of a four-year-old.

Pawar highlighted that the accused had been arrested and released on bail twice before he committed the crime, citing that the current law system has holes in it.

"The accused has been to jail twice, been released on bail twice, and the third time, he did this, torturing and killing his 3.5-year-old daughter. The law here needs to be changed because the current law has many lacunae. Therefore, it is very important to introduce the Shakti Act. From the Women's Commission to t...