'Ramayana' suggests ways to curb crime against women: Satyapal Singh

Mumbai: Crimes against women can be tackled by adopting ethical values propounded in epic 'Ramayana', BJP MP and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh today claimed.

The IPS officer-turned-politician was addressing a gathering at Sanyas Ashram in suburban Vile Parle, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Satyapal Singh. File pic

"Ways to curb cases of crimes against women have been propounded in the 'Ramayana' and it (menace) can be tackled by adopting ethical values that the epic teaches," he said.

President of Sanyas Ashram Swami Vishveshwaranand was also present on the occasion.