The nightmare began around 9 pm on
the 16th of December, when a 23 year old medical student and her
male friend boarded a bus after watching a movie at a popular mall. It was reported that the girl and her friend were
beaten with iron rods by the six men on the bus, after that she was raped repeatedly. Then she and her friend were
both thrown off the moving bus an hour later.
This was the first news that went
round, only to discover later at the hospital, that the girl’s intestine was out of place. The doctors felt the rapists may have put an object or instrument in her
private part. It is however ironic that she was in a critical condition until her death
at a hospital in Singapore.
Nilanjana Roy, a well-known
Indian journalist and literary critic, wrote on her blog, “Don’t tell me her
name; I don’t need to know it to cry for her.” Such was the brutal and terrible
death the rape victim experienced.Another journalist asked a question: what is it about us that makes us so prone not just to rape but to gang rape?
Now people are calling for “instant
justice” to avenge the death of the girl and to also strengthen the law against
future rape cases. The punishment most people want for the rapists, are either; death
penalty, chemical castration or jail term.
However, everyone has an idea of how
justice should be done but will any of these
options make a difference in the future? The answer depends on the outcome of this case and many others. While none of these options will bring the girl back to life, it is necessary for the right solution to be carefully chosen and
implemented. Thankfully the rapists
were identified and have been charged for murder.
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