Bengaluru: The Legislature Committee on Women and Child Safety, headed by V.S. Ugrappa, has recommended abolition of voting rights of those convicted in rape and sexual assault cases.

The committee has finalized its report on Wednesday. It has also recommended keepingin abeyance all government benefits during trial and barring convicted persons from getting such facilities.

Speaking to presspersons, Ugrappa said the committee, set up in 2014, had toured all districts and heard the grievances of hundreds of different type of cases, including sexual abuse, acid attack, and atrocities on women belonging to vulnerable sections of society.

In case of failure to pay compensation to victim, the panel recommended handing over of the property of the accused to the victim.

The panel found that investigation and trial has not been completed within the stipulated period of five months, in the State, for rape cases. Further, facilities were not provided to victims under various government schemes. The much-hyped Nirbhaya Fund has not been utilised effectively despite tall claims by the State government on women’s safety and welfare.