December 16, 2012, was a black day in Indian history.
Memories of the gory rape and assault case that shook the nation and forced us to sit up and take notice of women's safety, are still fresh and alive. Has much changed in the four years that have passed since Nirbhaya became a household name? Not much if this morning’s news reports are any gauge of women’s safety in the national capital, Delhi. Last evening, a paramedical student was raped in the Moti Bagh area of south Delhi.
The girl, a resident of Noida, had been looking for a job in Delhi and was looking to get back home after a long day. She was lured into a privately owned car by the driver who is believed to have offered her a lift. The driver then raped the girl. The car bears a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sticker. The police, however, believe that the sticker could be a fake and could have been placed in the car to avoid toll taxes.
The 20 year old survivor is a resident of Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Residents of Noida routinely commute to Delhi for work. She was waiting to board a bus near the AIIMS hospital and college at about 10 pm when the accused stopped the SX4 he was driving and offered to drop her home. The unsuspecting woman got into the car and was molested in an isolated spot on her way back. The driver had stopped the car near Moti Bagh, a posh locality in south Delhi, and the victim fled at an opportune moment.
She soon found police personnel in a PCR vehicle and sought help. Her statement has been recorded at the police station in South Campus. When the police returned to the spot, they discovered that the car had been abandoned and the driver had fled. A medical examination of the victim points to rape. The police teams investigating the crime managed to nab the accused from a friend's house. The police believe that the car was privately owned by a CISF head constable and that the accused driver, Aman Kumar, worked for him in a private capacity.
December 16, 2012, was a black day in Indian history.
Memories of the gory rape and assault case that shook the nation and forced us to sit up and take notice of women's safety, are still fresh and alive. Has much changed in the four years that have passed since Nirbhaya became a household name? Not much if this morning’s news reports are any gauge of women’s safety in the national capital, Delhi. Last evening, a paramedical student was raped in the Moti Bagh area of south Delhi.
The girl, a resident of Noida, had been looking for a job in Delhi and was looking to get back home after a long day. She was lured into a privately owned car by the driver who is believed to have offered her a lift. The driver then raped the girl. The car bears a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sticker. The police, however, believe that the sticker could be a fake and could have been placed in the car to avoid toll taxes.
The 20 year old survivor is a resident of Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Residents of Noida routinely commute to Delhi for work. She was waiting to board a bus near the AIIMS hospital and college at about 10 pm when the accused stopped the SX4 he was driving and offered to drop her home. The unsuspecting woman got into the car and was molested in an isolated spot on her way back. The driver had stopped the car near Moti Bagh, a posh locality in south Delhi, and the victim fled at an opportune moment.
She soon found police personnel in a PCR vehicle and sought help. Her statement has been recorded at the police station in South Campus. When the police returned to the spot, they discovered that the car had been abandoned and the driver had fled. A medical examination of the victim points to rape. The police teams investigating the crime managed to nab the accused from a friend's house. The police believe that the car was privately owned by a CISF head constable and that the accused driver, Aman Kumar, worked for him in a private capacity.
