After murder, rape is perhaps the most heinous crime of the human society. Murder is number one because it takes the life. In that respect, in some cruel rape cases, the victim is so badly and sentimentally broken that for her, living any more is never better than death. Death absolves her of living with ignominy in the society. They are subjected to constant humiliation, sometimes worse than a widow. Therefore, rape cases are extremely inhuman for women specially young, minor and unmarried ones.
Have we ever pondered over such crimes seriously? What are the factors which lead to rape cases? Why despite legal arrangements, the number of this type of criminal cases has been rising? Even life imprisonment and death sentences have failed to deter the miscreants. Further it is a matter of grave concern that even minor boys have started indulging in rape cases in great numbers.
Often it is argued by the old timers that crimes against women are on rise due to freedom allowed to them. According to them, women are safe within fourwalls of their house. They further charge that tight and small dresses and exposures are encouraging the opposite sex to get attracted and aggressive. However, the facts available strongly negate such a hollow logic. When a child of 3-5 years is raped, where are the issues of exposure and showy dresses? The Delhi Police has made a post-mortem of rape cases of 2013. It has recorded 1559 rape cases and made a nature-wise breakup. It is bound to surprise the saner elements of the society that out of them in 585 cases, boy friends of the victims were involved whom the girls selected as life-partners. Neighbours were responsible for 348 incidents. Very close relatives like husband/ex-husband, father/foster-father, brother, uncle/maternal uncle, sister’s husband, other members of the family and teachers were also mainly involved in playing with the chastity of girls. In this backdrop, can anybody logically claim that fair sex is secured only in the family circle?
The frightening development requires deep and quick solutions. Not only the ladies should be empowered to protect their dignity but the society should also change its attitude. By nature, women suppress the incident to avoid public notice which encourages the men to be extra bold. If some additional legal security is felt necessary, the society should not shirk.
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