Justice still in bleak..

Sexual harassment is no more a subject of ‘taboo’ in the Indian society. The number of victims has only increased despite the laws and security measures granted to women.
Ruchika’s case has once again put up the question- 16 years of trial and was it worth having given 6 month sentence and a thousand rupees. Such a verdict could have been done without. Ruchika Girhotra suffered the pain of the harassment, when stood up to voice a complaint, she was all the more shattered and humiliated. Political power and high profile supported the culprit to bring harm to her and her family. She was expelled from school on baseless grounds and was left to shame and guilt. Her brother Anshu was not spared either and was put behind bars and was beaten up ruthlessly. She dragged on her misery for a year or two and then put end to the misery. Sixteen years of a father’s fight for justice did make a light of hope fall. Not much to compensate the loss he and his children suffered. Justice is still a servant to the rich and the influential class. Ruchika had been a bright student with a dream of making a mark in the game she loved playing. But the uncouth and demeaning act of a high rank police officer put an end to her plight to survive to seek justice.


Justice calls for proof. Proof is always manipulated and bought for priceless amounts. No wonder it has always been called ‘Andhha Kanoon’. The cry for justice will not stop there. S P S Rathore seems smiling now but then perhaps his shameless good days would be numbered. The country and the citizens should not stand silent anymore.