Sushilkumar Shinde, the Home Minister, made a statement with the details of the incident and arrest of the driver and accused Ram Singh and other three accused. He reported that all roads in Delhi were patrolled by PCR vans with higher frequency on roads identified as used by women commuting from work. Motorcycle patrols and Emergency Response Vehicles have also been introduced to these areas. Delhi Police has issued orders to BPOs that they must drop their employees home at night and three dedicated helplines have been introduced.
A Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2012 has already been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 4 sections of the IPC and the Indian Evidence Act dealing with sexual offences against women so that the conviction rate is improved.