That the ghastly rape in Delhi has shook our nations conscious is not surprising. The incident has led to a debate for new laws to tackle this menace. However, another crime committed by the same gang, an hour before seem to have gone unnoticed. According to today's Times of India, Mumbai edition....
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Kumar said that after leaving R K Puram’s Sector 3, they spotted a man, Ramadhir Singh, a carpenter living in Sangam Vihar, waiting for a bus at RK Puram Sector 4. “They pretended to be running a chartered bus and Singh asked them if they were headed for Nehru Place. They ushered him in asking for Rs 10 as fare. Once he was inside, they forcibly took away Rs 7,500 and mobile phone from him and then threw him out of the bus near IIT Delhi around 8.45 pm. They then took rounds of the Hauz Khas area,” said DCP South Chhaya Sharma.
Ramadhir Singh reportedly neither made a PCR call, nor asked for any help. If he had done so, the gangrape that was to follow may have been prevented. The accused then drove the bus to Munirka and picked up the couple around 9.15 pm.
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Ever wondered why Ramadhir Singh, the victim in this case did not report the crime although he lost around 10000 rupees by any modest estimate!?
Because the common man has lost faith in our Police. He was probably aware that he will not get a hearing in the police station and may end up paying more to the police. As the article rightly points out, if he had complained, the gang rape could have been prevented.
Besides new laws, our police need to be sensitized on their role in civil society. Without that any law would be a waste.
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Kumar said that after leaving R K Puram’s Sector 3, they spotted a man, Ramadhir Singh, a carpenter living in Sangam Vihar, waiting for a bus at RK Puram Sector 4. “They pretended to be running a chartered bus and Singh asked them if they were headed for Nehru Place. They ushered him in asking for Rs 10 as fare. Once he was inside, they forcibly took away Rs 7,500 and mobile phone from him and then threw him out of the bus near IIT Delhi around 8.45 pm. They then took rounds of the Hauz Khas area,” said DCP South Chhaya Sharma.
Ramadhir Singh reportedly neither made a PCR call, nor asked for any help. If he had done so, the gangrape that was to follow may have been prevented. The accused then drove the bus to Munirka and picked up the couple around 9.15 pm.
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Ever wondered why Ramadhir Singh, the victim in this case did not report the crime although he lost around 10000 rupees by any modest estimate!?
Because the common man has lost faith in our Police. He was probably aware that he will not get a hearing in the police station and may end up paying more to the police. As the article rightly points out, if he had complained, the gang rape could have been prevented.
Besides new laws, our police need to be sensitized on their role in civil society. Without that any law would be a waste.
