Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday said in Lok Sabha that there "cannot be a bigger inhuman act" than the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad last week and the government was willing to bring a more stringent law over brutality against women if there is consensus in the House.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha on rape & murder of woman veterinary doctor: To control and eliminate such crimes against women, we are ready to make the kind of law which the entire House agrees to. https://t.co/yFtLdDZOVy

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Responding to the concern of members during zero hours over the incident, Singh said that the entire country has been hurt by the incident and felt ashamed over it. Singh, who is Deputy Leader of Lok Sabha, said the members have strongly condemned the incident and have demanded harshest punishment to the perpetrators.