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<\/a><\/p>\nThey can beat, slap, kick hard, rape, throw acid and even murder and can come clean by saying \u2013 \u201cShe deserved it\u201d! What exactly does \u201cShe deserved it\u201d mean?<\/p>\n
I have tried to jot down a few extremely annoying remarks that \u00a0we often\u00a0see associated with the victims of sexual attack, rape or physical assault –<\/p>\n
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- She was wearing tube tops and tight jeans. In other words she dressed provocatively and was giving SIGNALS to the men.<\/li>\n
- She used to hang around with guys\u2026she had many sexual partners.<\/li>\n
- She went to nightclubs, danced till the wee hours of the morning and got drunk\u2026high risk behavior. In plain terms women if try to be adventurous can court big problems. Gender equality talks are all bull shit basically!<\/li>\n
- She had the audacity to say \u201cno\u201d to HIM\u2026cases like that of Priyadarshini Mattoo<\/a> who was raped, strangled by Santosh Kumar Singh, her senior in college. After murdering Priyadarshini, he battered her face beyond recognition with a motorcycle helmet.<\/li>\n
- And many other such victim-blaming remarks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Kolkata Rape Victim<\/h2>\n
Recently the city of Kolkata witnessed a heart-wrenching story of a woman who was raped in a car at gunpoint and was left bloodied and battered in the deserted streets. When she went to lodge her complaint at Park Street police station on February 9, the victim says she was asked uncomfortable questions and was jeered at for going to a night club. “Is it a sin to go to a night club? The policemen made me feel like a criminal. I was already traumatised and they made me all the more sick,”<\/em> she said. The victim is a mother of two and was born and brought up in Kolkata and always considered it a safe city. You can read the complete report –\u00a0http:\/\/articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/2012-02-16\/kolkata\/31066093_1_night-club-gunpoint-young-woman<\/a><\/p>\n
The investigation is ON and police hasn\u2019t yet come out with the reports but the CM was quoted as saying “It was a fabricated story created to malign the government,\u201d<\/em> and if that was not all as the Transport minister of the state’s remark \u201cWhy did a woman with kids at home, who is separated from her husband, go to a nightclub? For all you know, she may still be drinking at a club.\u201d <\/em>on a TV panel discussion left many fuming. Check the report –\u00a0http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata-\/Rape-complaint-fabricated-Mamata\/articleshow\/11919755.cms<\/a><\/p>\n
Such dismaying remarks from the leaders of the state makes my faith in the political system dwindle. Yes, they can have their own reasons for not believing the woman concerned but isn\u2019t it too early on their part to come out with such comments when the investigation is still ON.<\/p>\n
BTW today\u00a0Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen told the reporters that 2 arrests have been made.<\/p>\n
Sumit Bajaj and Rehman Khan alias Tusi, who masqueraded as Lavi Gidwani and some others whom the 37-year-old woman named, had befriended her at a night club, Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Damayanti Sen told\u00a0PTI. The police were on the lookout for two others, whose identities had been established.<\/em><\/p>\n
Ms. Sen said the police collected CCTV footage from the night club and spotted some persons around a car that night. \u201cHowever, those named in the FIR by the woman did not match with the CCTV footage and it was found that the offenders were masquerading under other names to mislead the victim,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the complete report here –\u00a0http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/states\/other-states\/article2907861.ece<\/a><\/p>\n
http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/kolkata-woman-raped-confirms-police\/231524-3.html<\/a><\/p>\n
Update on 19 Feb – <\/strong>Two people have been arrested identified as Sumit Bajaj, Naseer Ali and Nishat Alam alias Ruman Khan alias Tussi.<\/strong> The Honda City has been seized and is being sent for forensic tests The accused impersonated Lavi Gidwani, Sharafat Ali and Azhar Ali. The accused were habitual offenders and regulars at different nightspots. They always took aliases of real persons of their age and appearance before committing an offence. They knew Lavi Gidwani, Sharafat Ali and Azhar Ali as they went to the same gym. They also had a brawl with Lavi, Sharafat and Azhar at a nightclub a year ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Update on 20 Feb- <\/strong>The\u00a0main accused\u00a0Kader Khan(brother of another accused Naseer Khan) andJohny have left the city and are hiding in a neighbouring state. Cops have tracked their hideout and a detective department team is headed there, sources said. Among the duo, Kader was the one who impersonated Sharafat Ali and raped the victim. He is supposed to get married within a week.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Police has slapped gang rape charge on all the suspects.<\/p>\n
Read the report here –\u00a0http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/Gang-rape-charge-on-Kolkata-pub-raiders\/articleshow\/11957381.cms<\/a><\/p>\n
Scarlet Keeling Murder in Goa<\/h2>\n
The incident reminds me of the rape and murder of Scarlet Keeling in Goa<\/a>. And this is what one of the Goa ministers had to say \u201cHow can a mother, let her minor daughter go out so late in the night?\u2026. Tourists should take care of themselves.\u201d <\/em>I also saw some comments on various blogs like \u201cScarlett was wasted, she was just 15, yet she was having sex\u2026..\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
The mother of the victim was accused of bad parenting but what about the parenting the rapists and the murderers of Scarlet Keeling received\u2026no one questions that!!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Aarushi Talwar Murder<\/h2>\n
Another case where the victim has been bashed several times on blogs, websites, and newspapers is Arushi Talwar of Noida<\/a>. Well, people say that she was murdered by her father because he caught her in a compromising situation with their servant Hemraj. BTW Hemraj was also found murdered.<\/p>\n
Soumya Vishwanathan Murder<\/h2>\n
When journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was killed in the year 2008 while returning from work in the wee hours in her car Chief Minister was quoted as saying \u201cAll by herself till 3 am at night in a city where people believe…you know…you should not be so adventurous.”<\/em><\/p>\n
- And many other such victim-blaming remarks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n