What’s the price for molesting a girl in Mumbai? Getting killed...not for the molestor but to the one who defends the girl’s modesty. Such is the state of affairs in our country, where people are assaulted by goons who use their muscle power and local influence to carry on their goonda raj. One dead on the spot and the other 11 days after being on life support – can it ever be made right; are our lives so cheap!
Outraging a woman’s modesty is a punishable offence, but it seems that these goons get away with anything. The latest I read on twitter is that local politicians are keeping away as elections are approaching and they need these muscle men. We elect these incompetent politicos, who, when it comes to serve us would rather leave us hapless than fight for OUR rights.
The accused claim that the clothes worn by the girl was provocative. But what is provocative, are you so starved that seeing an inch of flesh on a woman gets you so restless! What happened to our culture then while looking at ‘paraya’ women? Such is our male chauvinist society. He who thinks women are just objects. Leave alone technological progress, we is far from being developed mentally!
This case shares resemblance to the Jessica Lall case. Several years later and the mindset is still the same. Onlookers watch the tamasha and go on with their life. No one helped Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes...The accused Jitendra Rana, is in police custody. But what is Manu Sharma (accused in the Jessica Lall case) repenting about? He regularly gets parole to either visit his ailing relative (but is instead partying in the city club) and now for his brother’s wedding. Does a non repentant criminal deserve this? Even if Rana gets a punishment, I sincerely hope it would not be a mockery to those who have lost their loved ones and the deceased themselves.
Innocent lives lost and irreparable loss – we will not be silent spectators now. Justice will be received, and it has to be NOW. We demand it. This is a call to punish the guilty for those who gave their lives – so that their souls may rest in peace.
