Chapter 37 Good Men and Good Rewards
As a Hindu, Neha naturally knew the difference between Brahmins and Kshatriyas, so she frowned and asked, "Mr. Pandit is an authentic Brahmin, can our family afford so much dowry?"
"Well, according to Carter, his nephew Shakru is a staunch anti-dowryist, so I don't think this should be a problem, and even if he just said it casually, our family would not let go of such a good opportunity to take more dowry!" Singh Dalwe replied with a firm expression.
"Well, even if Mr. Pandit is willing not to give a dowry, but I have only known him for two days, are you sure that he will marry me?" questioned Neha again.
"We've already asked Kaga about that, and if Mr. Pandit doesn't mean anything to you, how can he ask Kaga to invite you to dinner?" asked Singh Dalvi rhetorically.
In fact, Neha knew very well that Shakru should like herself, and she did have a good impression of him, but in any case, it was not to the point of talking about marriage, so she asked suspiciously: "By the way, is Mr. Pandit here proposing to the family?"
Singh Dalvi hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Well, this matter was agreed between me and his uncle, Mr. Carter, and now that his father is dead, it is impossible for him to refuse his uncle's arrangement!"
"Isn't this an arranged marriage, then?" said Neha angrily.
"What's wrong with an arranged marriage? I'm in an arranged marriage with your mother, isn't that pretty good?" replied Singh Dalvi disapprovingly. (Even now, Indian marriages are still predominantly arranged marriages.) )
Just as Singh Dalvi was about to continue talking about the benefits of arranged marriages, the phone rang suddenly, and when he picked it up, it turned out to be Carter calling.
After answering the phone, his wife asked him, "What did Mr. Carter say?"
"Good news or bad news, which are you going to hear first?" Singh Dalvi asked rhetorically.
The wife thought for a moment, then replied, "Then let's hear the good news first!"
"The good news is that Shakru really doesn't want a penny of dowry!"
"Oh my God! that's great news!" exclaimed his wife.
"But the bad news is that he has a lover in RB, and because he needs to be abroad all the year round, it is likely that there will be other women in other countries, which I am afraid Neha will not accept!"
The wife pondered for a moment, and then replied: "This is not a big problem, the current rich people who are not several women in the open and secret, as long as it does not affect Neha's position as a wife, I think it is still acceptable, but this matter has to be told to Neha slowly, otherwise she will definitely disagree!"
Singh Dalvi nodded and agreed: "Well, I think so too, then you will have to work hard to do Neha's work during this time!"
The Dalves spent the next few days working on Neha's mind, while Shakru was involved in the investigation and interrogation of Deminnie's Wheel X case, as he was, after all, an important eyewitness.
It turns out that Mr. Batteri did not make the murderers pay the price, and in just one week, the New Delhi court convicted the four defendants of robbery, kidnapping, destruction of evidence, and murder. Subsequently, the four convicts appealed against the verdict and the High Court of India upheld the death sentence and rejected their appeal request. Announcing the verdict, the New Delhi High Court judge said the case had a bad impact and was a rare case in the Indian judicial system that could be punishable by death. The court also rejected the appeal of the defendant's lawyer and ruled that he should not appeal to the Supreme Court of India.
At the same time, the incident has also sparked a strong reaction in society, Zeetv said that the vicious case has humiliated the whole of India, and such a bad law and order situation in the capital region is worth reflecting on. Students in the capital took to the streets to protest and demand that the police bring all the culprits to justice as soon as possible. Indian women and children also protested in New Delhi, calling for women's safety. In the past few days, large-scale anti-****** demonstrations have been set off in many parts of India to protest against insecurity and law and order. The top level of the local government said that it would take strict measures against the vicious case, and the opposition party also announced that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry into the state of the rule of law in the area.
The tragedy has once again drawn attention to the safety of women in New Delhi, and the Indian media is also reflecting on why rapes are so common in India's metropolises. According to reports, mainstream media such as the Hindustan Times and the Times of India have devoted a rare three pages to detailing the case, and have comprehensively reported on the frequent rape cases in India, especially in the capital New Delhi, and questioned the inaction of the police.
It is said that as a rape country, this kind of case happens every day in India, not to mention that Indians and even foreigners are accustomed to it, but why did this incident cause such a big storm?
The biggest reason for this is that there have been so many similar cases in India, and the pent-up resentment of the people has been concentrated in this incident, and on the other hand, because the victim Demini's father, Badri, and his family have enough energy to provoke and promote the whole thing.
In addition, there is another very important reason that the victim in this case, the female college student Demini, is a high-caste, and the perpetrator is a low-caste such as Shudra, which naturally touches the most sensitive nerves of the high-caste: You lowly guys dare to tarnish the innocence of our high-caste women, then you can still kill you with all your might! If the victim is a low-caste and the perpetrator is a high-caste, then it is estimated that the development of the matter will be different.
After this incident, the relationship between Shakru and the Batterie family is increasing day by day, and at this time Shakrwe knows that Battery is actually the official in charge of the customs inspection, which is simply a surprise for Shakru, because this can be used to deal with competitors through his hands in the future, and the rest of the Battery family are basically officials of various government departments, maybe they will be used in the future, so the most common phrase Shakru has been saying recently is that good people have good rewards!
PS: I accidentally turned to a new book "Japanese Entertainment Novelist", what attracted me was the introduction, because I once shared a brain hole in the group that is to reborn RB to write mystery novels, simply put, it is to copy the work of Higashino God, this book coincides with me, and his beginning is actually writing a functional novel, which is more domineering than me, but what happened to this Chosen Heaven that came out later?