New Delhi: Seeking action, Russia on Thursday
asked India to take strong steps to prevent assaults on its
nationals and nab those accused of rape but said it will not
issue any travel advisory immediately and would watch the
steps taken by the government here.
"We do not have any proposal on issuing an advisory just
now. We will see how the events unfold in Goa and how the
government reacts to our protest. We expect the Indian side to
take immediate steps to catch the culprits in this abhorrible
crime," Russian Ambassador Alexander M Kadakin told reporters.
Expressing shock over the alleged rape of nine-year-old
in Goa on January 26, he said, "The Russians had never thought
that this could happen in India."
He asked the Indian government to nab the accused and
punish them "severely."
He said he has already communicated his "attitude" on
the issue to Home Minister P Chidambaram and asked the
government to take all necessary steps to improve the crime
situation in Goa.
"This is not the first case of such nature. There have
three more such cases before and there has been no action. So
the government must take all necessary actions to provide
security," the Ambassador said.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 19:54