Am aghast at some of the news bytes in circulation. Why do such things not only happen but keep getting repeated? Aren't people wary of the law? The events cited are deplorable, unacceptable and the culprits need to be booked forthwith and handed out stringent punishments without loss of time.
Without much ado, here I go.
(a) A Saga of Rapes.
(i) A 16 year old girl from Pondicherry, was abducted and raped by a guy who filmed the sordid
act on his cellphone. The girl had come to visit her grandparents. Using the video, the girl was
threatened and subjected to rape by seven other guys. The sad part is that the one who had
initiated the act was known to the girl!
(ii) A 22 year old married woman from Chandigarh was raped by 40 men in Panchkula. What
followed was even worse. When she reported to the police station, it refused to prepare the
FIR citing jurisdictional mismatch! This case is now known as the Morni Hills rape case.
I would advocate the remedy against rape that those who are guilty of it must be brought under the Sharia law, so that their genitals can be chopped off and them left to bleed to death.
I know it to be impossible but what can be done within our existing judicial system, is that the
rape cases should be brought under a 'fast track' court under the aegis of the Supreme Court.
(b) Accused Freed from Police by Gang.
A 30-member gang had waylaid a police team from Kerala and freed a 41 year old moneylender
from their custody, near Kaniyur toll plaza on the Salem-Coimbatore national highway. The four
member police team was taking P Maharajan from Madras to Kochi in connection with an
extortion case, filed by a businessman at Kochi.
The Kerala Police team did not file a case in the police station near the toll plaza, in the
immediate aftermath, as per the standard operating procedure and instead, reported the matter
to their seniors over the phone. 'Prestige issue', you see and see what the final outcome is!
While the act is condemnable, I've a few queries viz.:-
(i) Why wasn't the Tamilnadu police kept in the picture so that its support was available
throughout the transit, in case of an emergency like this?
(ii) Why didn't the Kerala Police team have a properly armed team with adequate number of
personnel?
(iii) The Kerala Police not having registered the incident at the nearest police station is a
serious lapse, the consequent loss of face, notwithstanding!
(c) Caste Row in Relief Camp.
23 dalit families have lodged a complaint with the chief minister and the district collector
alleging that members of the Christian community - their fellow members at the relief camp -
did not want to share the space and consume the food prepared by them. They, then, shifted
to another relief camp. The incident took place at the relief camp in Anjilimoodu LP School,
Alappuzha district!
False pride even while undergoing hardship? What will happen if the dalit community stayed
along with you to tide over the difficulty? One, just, can't fathom this stupid mentality!
Tailpiece.
It was, again, an overcast sky though we saw the sun in snatches.
Without much ado, here I go.
(a) A Saga of Rapes.
(i) A 16 year old girl from Pondicherry, was abducted and raped by a guy who filmed the sordid
act on his cellphone. The girl had come to visit her grandparents. Using the video, the girl was
threatened and subjected to rape by seven other guys. The sad part is that the one who had
initiated the act was known to the girl!
(ii) A 22 year old married woman from Chandigarh was raped by 40 men in Panchkula. What
followed was even worse. When she reported to the police station, it refused to prepare the
FIR citing jurisdictional mismatch! This case is now known as the Morni Hills rape case.
I would advocate the remedy against rape that those who are guilty of it must be brought under the Sharia law, so that their genitals can be chopped off and them left to bleed to death.
I know it to be impossible but what can be done within our existing judicial system, is that the
rape cases should be brought under a 'fast track' court under the aegis of the Supreme Court.
(b) Accused Freed from Police by Gang.
A 30-member gang had waylaid a police team from Kerala and freed a 41 year old moneylender
from their custody, near Kaniyur toll plaza on the Salem-Coimbatore national highway. The four
member police team was taking P Maharajan from Madras to Kochi in connection with an
extortion case, filed by a businessman at Kochi.
The Kerala Police team did not file a case in the police station near the toll plaza, in the
immediate aftermath, as per the standard operating procedure and instead, reported the matter
to their seniors over the phone. 'Prestige issue', you see and see what the final outcome is!
While the act is condemnable, I've a few queries viz.:-
(i) Why wasn't the Tamilnadu police kept in the picture so that its support was available
throughout the transit, in case of an emergency like this?
(ii) Why didn't the Kerala Police team have a properly armed team with adequate number of
personnel?
(iii) The Kerala Police not having registered the incident at the nearest police station is a
serious lapse, the consequent loss of face, notwithstanding!
(c) Caste Row in Relief Camp.
23 dalit families have lodged a complaint with the chief minister and the district collector
alleging that members of the Christian community - their fellow members at the relief camp -
did not want to share the space and consume the food prepared by them. They, then, shifted
to another relief camp. The incident took place at the relief camp in Anjilimoodu LP School,
Alappuzha district!
False pride even while undergoing hardship? What will happen if the dalit community stayed
along with you to tide over the difficulty? One, just, can't fathom this stupid mentality!
Tailpiece.
It was, again, an overcast sky though we saw the sun in snatches.
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