Delayed Justice

ALL THOSE, who have been following the Ruchika case, might have noticed the change in the former state police chief SPS Rathore's expression. Initially when he was convicted of the crime which incidentally took place almost 20 years ago, he was smiling and looking smug, confident that an influential man like him could get away with it.

Its not that the law or the government made or would have made any effort to meet out justice in this case. It was the sheer courage and determination of the people involved, Ruchika’s parents and her friend, that the pressure was put upon the government to take a stand. Left to our legal system the trial would have taken another couple of decades.

If truth be said and properly investigated there will be much more that will come out of this case. Why should he be tried again, he was convicted, so why don't they just try him on the new FIRs registered and work fast to at least guarantee him a life imprisonment if not the death sentence.

Another thing we don’t understand is the anticipatory bail brought time and again before the court. He doesn’t deserve it. Also, what about all the officials who have served him over the years and influenced the case from the beginning. What about the officials, who mentally and physically tortured the family in the initial stages of the investigation.

Police officials are supposed to protect us and not take advantage of us. I don't think that Ruchika’s family is so poor that they couldn't afford to pay the fees of the school from where she was dismissed. But if her family can be so tortured, imagine what the poor ordinary man who goes to the police to file a complaint has to deal with.

Corruption goes hand in hand with violence, we should all try to stop it at its root by providing our security personnel with adequate income so that they don't have to supplement it with bribes.