The Curse of That Night (19 page)

A few words that I would like to say…

Well frankly speaking, though this story ends on a positive note (All the culprits were punished) I don’t think there is an end to these God-awful rapes anywhere in sight.

Some say that it’s what women wear that provoke the men to rape them. But, what about a five year old girl getting brutally raped by her neighbour? Time of the day, clothes, boyfriend, drinking, partying? What else?

No, I don’t think that the protests against police and politicians will change anything. Because, I think the real problem is wider, deeper, and infinitely more intractable.

Intractable, because the real problem is us and our attitude towards the people who surround us. It’s the way we consider our fellow citizens. It’s the attitude that permits a grown man to believe he can rape a 5-year-old or any girl for that matter and insert objects into her vagina. It’s what allows the verdicts to imagine an acceptable response to this outrage is to offer the girl some money—to go away, along with the reminder that she should ‘be grateful that she is alive’. It’s what governs the thinking of judges, who, in deciding rape cases, advise the woman to marry the man.

It is this attitude that worries me. More than the awful rape, they make me wonder where this country has reached and where it is heading.

An accident occurs; passers go by. Beside them lie a man and her daughter, dying after an accident that knocked them off their scooter. He is visibly distraught, pleading for help. Yet over a period of 10 minutes, nobody stops to help him. Not a single person. Cars and trucks drive past, even swerving left in that characteristic way of Indian traffic faced with an obstacle, going way out of their way to evade him. What’s in the minds of people who see such a scene through their windscreen and then turn away to gauge?

What’s in the mind of someone who believes that taking an accident victim to a hospital is a waste of time?

The latest rape in Delhi has got politicians pointing fingers at each other and has set off another round of angry protests directed against the police and the administration. (‘Another’ because of the enormous protests in the wake of the gang rape in a Delhi bus last December.) All of which is probably worth doing – well, I’m not sure about the finger-pointing – but as we all probably know well, none of it is likely to stop rapists. After all, what the police could have done to stop the young man who locked his neighbour’s little girl in a room, had his depraved way with her, and then left for his distant hometown, assuming she would die there? Nothing.

It’s futile to argue for a change in the mindset of men who choose to rape. You don’t reach out to men like them, you shun and punish them. But it is by no means futile, to argue, for a change in the mindset of others: of judges, of motorists, of passersby, of neighbours, of us all.

What I’m arguing for is a change right there. Call me naive and foolishly idealistic. Yes I am! There are times that call for being that way and this is certainly one. If we are able to progress to a point where the average person’s automatic impulse is not to look away, but to stop to help a women being subjected to such brutal crime or molestation, I think a lot of things will change.

I think it won’t be considered a waste of time to help a grievously wounded man. I think cops might hesitate before suggesting to a brutally violated little girl’s parents that, well, at least she is alive.

I yearn for that moment. Until then, we’re afflicted by this little truth that I would like to share: go to Google.com, type Rape in India. I am sure you will find at least ten to twenty recent rape cases in different states.

This needs to change… we need to change…

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Epilogue

Aarti and Rohan:

It’s been three years since that dreadful night. Aarti is happy that finally she got justice. What she desires for now is an equal status in the society and especially the state of Delhi to be crime free and a lot safer for women.

Rohan expressed his love for her and accepted her to be his life partner. Aarti decided to complete her engineering and after that spend her entire life with Rohan as his wife.

Abhijeet and Malvika:

Malvika is proud of Abhijeet. Abhijeet finally realized that money is not everything in this world, emotions and relations count too.

Both of them have decided to open a rehabilitation centre for rape victims across India.

Darsh:

Darsh is not satisfied with the punishment. He wanted death penalty for each and every convict involved in raping and brutalizing his sister. But, he is happy that the mental and physical condition of Aarti has improved.

My final exams got over and I got a job as a Developer in a good company in Gurgaon. I was sitting inside my cubicle when my colleague and friend Rohit came running towards me.

“Hey dude! You are damn lucky man!” he said.

“What?” I questioned.

“You know what? A damn beautiful girl has just joined our company and she will be working under you, Awesome man!” he said excitedly.

“Rohit please.”

“
Bh*****d, tu gay hai kya
? You have no interest in girls?” he asked.

“Will you please leave me alone Rohit? I have some important work to do,” I said.

“Achcha,
at least hear her name. Wow! Her name is as beautiful as she is.”

“What is her name Rohit?”

“It’s Ananya… Ananya Tripathi…”

... I Love you Rachu ...

Dear Frnds pls spread this msg until its reach to my rachu

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