In today's scenario it is very easy to debate, discuss and write about various social issues prevalent in the society, but very difficult to take a stand when it comes to one's own life. To talk about rape issue is easy but to stand and report Eve - Teasing when it happens with you is not just difficult but more harassing than the actual episode.
To report you need to describe what happened with you. It has to be a detailed step to step description. Here comes my question ...... WHY? Why does one need to provide second to second detail? Why does the victim has to give in details like - what did he do? which part of your body did he touch? Did he go beyond this? Did he hit you? Did he abuse you? What did he play with, your breasts or your vagina? Exactly these are the questions that a girl need to answer while reporting an Eve-Teasing case. Be it the Police officials or the so called Helpline assistants, everybody, everybody has the set of questions. It seems as if they enjoy the interrogation part. Whether the criminals are caught or not is not at all an issue of their concern. What matters to them is the description of what actually happened with you.
For once I can say that it is the job of helpline assistants to ask these questions so that they can understand the case and prepare a charge sheet accordingly. But what about the Rapists and Eve - Teasers roaming openly on the street. These people roam openly and molest young girls by blaming them for dressing up properly and aggravating their Blood Pressures which compels them to molest girls / ladies roaming on the street. What better explanation can we demand from these people. And the best part, how can we forget that now a days its not one person who does the great manly deed of teasing a girl it happens in a gang. They will stop you in the middle of the road, one of them will put a knife on your neck with one hand and will use the other one to insert inside your under pants. The other one will first snatch your wallet and will then squeeze your breast and then push you/ rather throw you on the road while the third one keeps the bike ready to run away. Even before you can gather yourself and realize what has happened with you, they will fly off.
This is just one case, but there are cases which are worse and no one does anything about them, in-fact the safety issues, in a city like Delhi are getting worse day by day. Rapists and Eve-Teasers are fulfilling their desires in the broad day-light and no action against them, forget about action, reporting such incidents with the kind of interrogation that the sufferer has to go to is another major issue. For a girl it is difficult to narrate the entire issue to her brother forget about narrating it to a stranger.
Hats off and a big salute to those brave girls who have the courage to fight this menace which is very strongly prevalent in today's world.
P.S - REALITY CHECK - IT IS EASY TO SAY BUT DIFFICULT TO DO
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