CHAPTER XXXVI

After listening to Knight's narration, Shakru opened his mouth and exclaimed: "This is too arrogant, do you remember their license plates and appearances?" ”

Knight gritted his teeth and said, "I don't remember the license plate, but I remember the appearance of those beasts clearly!" ”

"That's good, I'll call the police now!" Shakru then took out his cell phone and called the police station, and then called both Knight and Pandey's homes.

Not long after arriving at the hospital, Knight and Pandey's parents arrived, especially the girl Pandey's father Badri grabbed Shakru's hand and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Dear Mr. Pandey, if it weren't for you, my daughter's life would not have been saved, the doctor just said, fortunately it was delivered in time, if it was half an hour or even ten minutes late, my poor Pandey would have lost too much blood."

Shakru hurriedly comforted: "It's just a gesture, you don't have to look like this, the top priority now is to cure Pandey's illness, and the other is to catch the murderer as soon as possible!" ”

Badri nodded and said, "That's right, we have to catch these damn brutes, by the way, Mr. Pandeit, I seem to have heard from you that you have already reported to the police station, why haven't these police arrived yet?" ”

Shakru smiled bitterly: "Don't you know the efficiency of this police station? Especially in cases like Strong X, it would be strange if the speed was faster. ”

This is not Shakru scandalizing the police in New Delhi, because in this kind of case, not to mention that the efficiency of the police in New Delhi and even the entire Indian police is not high, and even the reason why there are so many cases of strong X in India is directly related to the inaction and connivance of the police.

According to some statistics, only 19 per cent of such complaints are opened by the Indian police, while only 2.77 per cent of cases are closed by the courts, and only 0.67 per cent of the cases are finally convicted. You know, there are still a large number of cases that have not been reported to the police, and a large number of juvenile crimes are not included.

In Indian criminal law, the sentencing provisions for forcible X offenders are not very clear, and the discretion of the court is very large. According to the local criminal law, the judge gives a sentence ranging from 7 years to life imprisonment for a person who commits a crime of force X, and if the offender is a turn of X, a pregnant woman or the circumstances are particularly serious, the offender can be sentenced to 10 years in prison or life imprisonment. However, the relevant law also stipulates that in all cases of force X, the court may ultimately sentence the perpetrator of force X below the minimum sentence prescribed by law if there are so-called sufficient and special reasons. In many cases, the perpetrator is sentenced to two to three years in prison. In the past 10 years, the conviction rate for Rape X was only 26 per cent. Some Indian experts also said that the long trial time of the Strong X case is also a problem, and it often takes 7-9 years for India to hear a Strong X case, and about 40,000 Strong X cases in the country are pending.

In the context of lax law enforcement, the tolerance of Indian society for rapidity is also a factor that cannot be ignored. There are a lot of Indians who believe that strong X is just a matter of personal shame and does not involve crime. Even if a strong X offender is sentenced to prison, he will not be under much social and economic pressure after being released from prison, and it will be easy to find a job again. In contrast, victims are under more pressure. In the case of strong X incidents, people will habitually favor the perpetrator, and instead find fault with the victim's moral consciousness and dress.

It is precisely because of society's extreme tolerance for the perpetrators of the crime that about half of the victims of the crime in India end up swallowing their anger. Some of them accepted the compensation because of pressure, and partly because the police were unwilling to open a case at all. In addition, factors such as the low status of women in India, the imbalance between men and women, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor also play an objective role.

After Shakru's reminder, Badri reacted, but then he snorted coldly and said: "If this kind of thing happens to my daughter, if their police station dares to grind again, see how I clean them up!" ”

At first, Shakru thought that Badri was just angry, but to his surprise, this Badri's energy was really very large, and after he made a phone call, the police not only came quickly, but also handled the case conscientiously and politely to Badri, which shows that this Badri is by no means a simple person.

As it turns out, it is. After the police opened a case for investigation, they soon found and seized the criminal bus, revoked its business license, and canceled its operating qualifications; Six suspects, including the bus driver and his brother, a fitness instructor, and a fruit vendor, were arrested.

At the same time, the incident has also sparked strong repercussions in society, ZeeTV said that the vicious case has humiliated the whole of India, and such a bad security 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 too many similar cases in India, and the pent-up grievances of the people have been concentrated in this incident; On the other hand, it was because the victim Pandey's father, Badri, and his family had enough energy to provoke and promote the whole thing.

In addition, there is a very important reason that the victim in this case, the female college student Pandi, is a high caste, and the perpetrator is a low caste like Shudra, which naturally touches the most sensitive nerves of the high castes: You lowly guys dare to tarnish the innocence of our high-caste women, so you can still kill you with all your might! If the victim is a lower caste and the perpetrator is a higher caste, then it is estimated that things will develop differently.