Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Tuesday that no government jobs will be given to people accused of rape and other sex crimes in the state.

“The state government has decided that those who are accused of molesting girls & women, attempt to rape, and rape will be barred from government jobs”, Gehlot posted on X, earlier known as Twitter.

“Like history sheeters, a record of people accused of sex crimes will also be maintained at police stations, and this will be mentioned on their character certificate issued by the state government/police. A social boycott of such anti-social elements is necessary,” he added.

In a statement issued earlier, the CM also directed the police to take strict action against “criminal-minded people”, asserting that the prevention of crimes against women and weaker sections of society is the top priority of his government.

Terming the incident of the rape and murder of a minor girl in Bhilwara as “tragic”, he said the police took quick action in the matter.

The 14-year-old girl was gang raped, killed, and later burned in a coal furnace in Bhilwara district on August 2 when she had gone to graze cattle.