By Mail Today Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:44 EST, 22 December 2012 | UPDATED: 19:44 EST, 22 December 2012 Rattled by the massive protest at Raisina Hill and a tight rap by Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the gang rape incident, the home ministry and the Delhi Police swung into action on Saturday evening, announcing a slew of measures to make the Capital a safer place for women. Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced the setting up a commission of inquiry to review the response of the security agencies after the shocking gang rape was reported. The minister assured the people that the government will take steps to amend the Criminal Procedure Code to enhance punishment in the "rarest of rare rape cases", stopping short of stating if it meant death penalty for rapists.
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The minister announces inquiry into botched handling of gang-raped student
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Criminal Procedure Code to be be reviewed for 'rarest of rape cases'
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Sonia Gandhi puts pressure on PM to take 'severe' measure against the alleged rapists
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72 protesters and 32 policemen injured in the biggest clash in the city since 1991
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Protestors want heads to roll at a top level but many fear junior officials will take the fall for Police failures
Two government vehicles, a @placeholder bus, six public buses and two motorcycles were reported to have been damaged in the protests.