Karnataka ex-top cop regrets good physique comment on Nirbhaya s mother

Bengaluru March 17 (IANS) Karnataka s former Director General of Police (DGP) H.T. Sangliana on Friday regretted his comment on Delhi gang-rape victim Nirbhaya s mother. He had said Nirbhaya s mother was a woman with "good physique".

"I m sorry that my statements have been twisted. I meant that Nirbhaya s (name by which the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim is known) mother looks very smart and good in her physique. Her daughter Nirbhaya must have also been a beautiful girl. I think that beautiful people need protection so they don t become victims in the future " Sangliana told the media here.

Sangliana a member of the ruling Congress in the southern state and a former Lok Sabha member commented on Asha Devi at an event in the city on March 9 where women achievers were honoured.

His statement was meant only as a "compliment" and to highlight the need for protection for women he asserted speaking to media on Friday.

"I think people are making an issue out of a non-issue."

The gang-rape of the 23-year-old student Nirbhaya in Delhi on December 16 2012 by a group of six men caught international attention after she succumbed to injuries.

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