In India, the women are loosing their pride and honor daily. Women are treated as sex slaves and servants and don’t have much right to protect themselves. Little girls get married at a very early age to older men; the conditions in rural areas are even worse where men rape women very openly in public. The recent gang rape incident in New Delhi (capital of India) brought the whole world’s attention. A 23 year old lady was gang raped on a moving bus. The girl was boarded on a bus after watching a movie in the local theatre; she was on the bus with her male friend. Five to 6 men on the bus first beat the male friend and then raped the girl, they also inserted iron rods in her vaginal area which gave her fatal internal injuries, the lady fought for her life for a few days in the local hospital, but she died. Thousands of protesters were on Indian roads demanding rights and protection for women. Several laws and rules were passed which included female bus drivers and conductors and separate men women areas. Even after all these regulations many gang rape incidents were reported in the country, and it is still uncontrollable.
The very recent gang rape incident occurred in Data district, Madhya Pradesh. A Swiss couple was touring India; they were visiting Delhi monuments, Taj Mahal and other areas of India. The couple then was cycling to the Data district village and later they camped out in the village for the night. In the night hours, the couple was attacked by 8 to 10 men in the village. The Swiss man was attacked with bamboo sticks and then he was tied down to the tree, then all the men gang raped his wife right in front of him. At the end, they looted the amount of 10,000 India Rupees, Laptop, Mobile phones and other valuable and then disappeared in the woods.
The couple then reported this to the police, and they were escorted to a nearby hospital. Both the couple didn’t suffer any serious injuries and were fine. Different raids were made in the media and a few of the suspects were caught. One of the suspects hanged himself in jail, as reported by the Police; however, the family of the suspects claimed that he was murdered. More than 20 people have been detained, and few have been arrested. The Swiss embassy has ordered a thorough investigation of the event.
The Swiss woman was 36 years old. She was conscious, and she spoke bravely to the authorities and demanded immediate action against the culprits. Again, protests have started against raping of women in India, and this raping of a foreign tourist is a turning point. The whole media are covering it, and female tourists are now beginning to worry about their protection in India. According to police reports and government statistics, after every 20 minutes, a girl or a woman is raped in India.
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