Hyderabad: Girls can kill in self-defence, says expert

HYDERABAD: Advising girls to always carry a pepper spray with them, Metropolitan Legal Services Authority (MLSA), Hyderabad, secretary M Radha Krishna Chowhan has said it is not an offence to kill a person in self-defence under provisions of law.
He said the girls were well within their rights to defend themselves and the law permits them to kill someone in self-defence.He interacted with girls at an awareness programme conducted by MLSA at Government Girls School, Golconda, on National Girl Child Day on Sunday. Chowhan also enlightened them on various laws available for girls and women.
He also advised the girls to follow examples of great personalities from various fields and practise them in their day-to-day life. He said the children of government schools were no less to any student of a private institution.
Mohammed Afzal, legal aid panel lawyer, appraised the students about various facilities under legal services. Wazid Hashmi, headmaster, was present.