Giving more teeth to control social crime Governor Ram Naik has given his assent to Gangsters and Anti-social amendment Act, 2015 by bringing 15 new crime including child labour under the act, government spokesman said here on Sunday. Spokesman said that President of India has already approved the amendment and the same was sent to the Governor for his consent. “With Governor giving his approval the crime like child labour, cow slaughter, smuggling of animals, bonded slavery, sexual exploitation of children, printing of fake currency notes, human trafficking, manufacture of spurious medicines etc under the Gangsetrs act,” the spokesman said in a statement here.
He said that the UP Police was asking for more stringent law to prevent prevalent social crime like child labour, bonded labour and sexual harassment of children and manufacture of spurious medicines. With Government getting approval from President and Government the new law will come into effect immediately, he said.