Prakat Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 A 19-year-old girl who resisted a molestation attempt by a group of youths was kicked out of a moving train by them near Maddur on Tuesday afternoon. She survived miraculously, but suffered grievous injuries. Kavya (name changed) was pushed out of the Yeshwantpur-Mysore Express when it was travelling over the Kolli bridge, on the Shimsha river. She fell onto the dry river bed 25 feet below. A passenger who saw the girl being thrown out called Maddur police. She was taken to the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, where she is being treated for injuries to the head, backbone and legs. Scores of passengers who remained mute spectators to the molestation attempt later thrashed the culprits. Two youths were taken into custody at the Mandya station. Two others were picked up at Pandavapura later on suspicion of accompanying those caught earlier. Kavya said from her hospital bed: "When the train was approaching Maddur station, four youths began teasing me and sexually harassing me. They passed lewd remarks and tried to molest me. When I said I would inform police, they pushed me out." An employee of a garment factory in Bangalore, Kavya was on leave. She was heading back to her home in Vidyaranyapuram, Mysore. An orphan, she stays with her grandmother in Mysore. Kavya boarded the general compartment at Kengeri. The four youths, who are believed to have entered the coach at Ramanagaram, began teasing her. When Kavya rebuked them, one of the youths tried to molest her. She got up from her seat and went near the door. The youths followed her and continued to misbehave. They pushed her out when she said she would inform police. As the train had just left Maddur, it was moving at a slow speed on the bridge. Police said Kavya might not have survived if she had hit a rock on the river bank. Luckily, she fell on the dry river bed. A passenger said the youths literally kicked her out. Another passenger claimed: "If she had brought it to our notice, we could have done something." The miscreants were identified as Akbar, 24, Imran, 21, Shuban and Ahmed - all from Kalyanagiri locality in Mysore. Victimspeak I am a tailor at the Hinduja Garments factory in Bangalore. I was going to my home town, Mysore. When the train was approaching Maddur station, four youths began teasing me and sexually harassing me. They passed lewd remarks and tried to molest me. When I protested and threatened that I would inform police about their misbehaviour, they pushed me out of the moving train. I fell on the rocky ground and lost consciousness. When I regained my consciousness, I was under medical care. I was in acute pain and there was blood all over my body. Kavya | Garment worker TIMES VIEW We need no gender assessment study to state that women find life outside their homes increasingly unsafe. Commuting on buses and trains is fraught with risks too, not to talk of general discomfort, thanks to overcrowding and lack of facilities. This case is more shocking because it brings to light the deteriorating social climate in Karnataka where hooligans can dare commit such heinous acts. What's worrisome for citizens is the government -- whose members are constantly squabbling over positions of power -- seems to be in no hurry to wake up to realities. Along with policy-makers, law-enforcers too have a big job on their hands in creating a citizen friendly society.
India-KXIP fan Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Should be 1 thread for violence against youths etc.
CSK Fan Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 She was asking for it as well as wearing a provocative salwar to entice the innocent youths. Plus what was she doing on a public train anyways, women should be more careful
bihutoli Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 True that. No way am I condoning what these guys did, but one should avoid situations which can put oneself in danger. What was the girl thinking while boarding the train?
EnterTheVoid Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 What the **** is wrong with Indian society today, news like this are like the norm now.
Andrew Peter Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Tauba Tauba. Is Molestation not prohibited during the holy month ?
diga Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 @AndrewPeter:I dont think relegion is a factor here, education is...
Prakat Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 She was asking for it as well as wearing a provocative salwar to entice the innocent youths. Plus what was she doing on a public train anyways' date=' women should be more careful[/quote'] Just goes to show the truth of the timeless values of our ancestors. Girls should never be allowed to venture further from home than your voice, as well as girls should not be educated too much. Only if these two values had been understood and respected this girl would have been happily playng in the safety of her home right now.
Needforspeed Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Just goes to show the truth of the timeless values of our ancestors. Girls should never be allowed to venture further from home than your voice' date=' as well as girls should not be educated too much. Only if these two values had been understood and respected this girl would have been happily playng in the safety of her home right now.[/quote'] You are trolling, Right?
Crookbond Posted July 25, 2012 Posted July 25, 2012 Pravin, We already have a thread for Atrocities against women. http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=285455
Prakat Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Pravin, We already have a thread for Atrocities against women. http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=285455 It feels wrong to club these mishaps together. I think each incident deserves individual attention.
mhr123 Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 this will not stop until someone gets a real harsh punishment... its so easy these days .. a) do a crime .. b) get a decent lawyer.. c) apply for bail.. d) pay some INR , get bail , bigger the crime lower the bail amt. and vice versa. e) Azaad from Jail. f) go and hide in some other place. g) 2-3 years keep silent h) Repeat a) . If a person like Kassab is yet get a harsh punishment , then i don't think these fellas will get any.
DomainK Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 this will not stop until someone gets a real harsh punishment... its so easy these days .. a) do a crime .. b) get a decent lawyer.. c) apply for bail.. d) pay some INR , get bail , bigger the crime lower the bail amt. and vice versa. e) Azaad from Jail. f) go and hide in some other place. g) 2-3 years keep silent h) Repeat a) . If a person like Kassab is yet get a harsh punishment , then i don't think these fellas will get any. Well said. There was an incident when four criminals disappeared after bail. They liked for seven years in a building in front of a police station and no one came to know. Also, in India, most investigators make such a mess of the investigation that any lawyer worth his salt can safely hide behind technicalities.
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