FIRST-EVER woman President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil should feel worried on the shocking exposures made by father and brother of Ruchika Girotra on the way family was tortured only because the family refused to withdraw molestation-case against the then almighty Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore patronised and shielded by nexus of politicians, bureaucrats, fellow police-persons and others when the shrewdly smiling culprit got instant bail after a symbolic punishment for a crime which made the victim girl ultimately commit suicide.
Despite strongest protests made in media and civil society, there is just lip-talk by authorities like National Commission for Women and others without taking any instant step to ensure sending SPS Rathore immediately behind the bar.
Apart from re-opening the case by including charge of abetment to suicide under section 306 of Indian Penal Code, a Judicial Commission should also be set up to enquire in to roles of politicians, bureaucrats, police-persons and others who acted to assist, patronise and shield SPS Rathore even including dropping the most vital charge of abetment to suicide or giving such a mild punishment with instant bail. In fact, some one in high judiciary should have taken immediate sue-motto cognisance of situation like was taken in similar Jessica Lal or Priyadarshini Muttu murder case to maintain people’s faith in country’s judicial system.
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