Golmuri

This was a classic example of how justice delayed was justice denied! Leave aside the notorious Jessica Lal Murder case and the Nitish Katara Case, this one has gone ahead to crash the records set by its predecessor –  a nice, good 19 years! I sometimes wonder what it would have been like for those families to burn in the anguish of the much awaited justice. And I am not talking about the murderer or the evil-doer; I am talking about those values which make us feel and breathe; which make us humane. Languishing in the expectation of justice meted to the wrong-doers and watching the same culprits walking out scot free the very next day, can be very frustrating – especially for those parents whose children are molested; a mockery on their face as if saying – “See, I got scot free even after ****ing your kid”! That too coming from a post which is regarded as the supreme Guardian of Law! What greater mockery could it have been than a parent watching the DSP emerging with a smiling face from the Court of Law.

We, Indians, have much gloated over the politically correct stands we have taken throughout the course of History of Mankind. At the same time, we must also remember that we have held our hands in constraint when Draupadi was stripped in front of her Five husbands; when Sita was doubted of her chastity; Let’s not make that an example for Pete’s sake! Well, you never know, let the Indian Judiciary come up with something like that! We have made enough mockery of ourselves in front of the world – quoting/unquoting our glorious past. Let them not come back to us with examples of Draupadis and Sitas! Like what kind of image of ourselves do we want to draw in front of our children – gutless, rudderless people who are not able to take care of their own children! This could have happened to anybody’s child – how far you would have gone for your child? Certainly waiting for 19 long years has made it more of a habit – learning to live with the pain that my kid was molested and the crazy DGP is doing his rounds, who knows maybe looking out for the kids of a few more people. And the pain that comes with the waiting adds insult to injury. Coming to think about the parents, its like worse – the victim is long gone, her suffering thus coming to an end, leaving the parents to chase an unsatisfied ghost for the rest of their lives. Writing eloquent essays like these will make the pain even harder for those who have suffered – because we are remembering something which only recalls suffering – but let it be a small step towards opening the eyes of those who don’t want to see the other side of the day.