A shocking incident that happened in
Trivandrum caught my eyes as I was skimming through the newspaper yesterday. In
the capital city of Kerala, a boy studying in the IXth standard along with an
elderly person raped a 24 year old mentally challenged woman.I was shocked to read about such criminal tendencies in seemingly innocent children.
Also, the alarming incident of a
girl being pushed out of a train near Shornur and sexually abused mercilessly on
the railway tracks sent shock waves of dread and fear among all women in our
state recently.Don’t these indicate that there is something wrong with our society?
Let me share with you some
statistics that I stumbled upon.
Around 546 rape cases have been registered in the first 4 months of 2011 as against to 617 cases reported in the whole of 2010.
Another distressing report revealed that a total of 132 incest rape cases have been reported in Kerala. This is the maximum number reported in a state in South India; and the 5th highest in the country.
If this is the current trend in the most literate state of India; I fear to think about the plight of women in the other states.
Around 546 rape cases have been registered in the first 4 months of 2011 as against to 617 cases reported in the whole of 2010.
Another distressing report revealed that a total of 132 incest rape cases have been reported in Kerala. This is the maximum number reported in a state in South India; and the 5th highest in the country.
If this is the current trend in the most literate state of India; I fear to think about the plight of women in the other states.
I want God’s own country to remain
so forever. What about you?Let us join hands in strongly condemning such acts of violence against women;
as I believe that everything under this sun is possible if we all stand together united for a common cause.
