Today I find some very poignant reports of atrocities on
women in the news-papers of Bihar. An english daily has carried on its top main
page the report of suicide of a girl student. It also stated that the girl was
being harassed and black-mailed by some goons. She had also approached the
local police. But her agony did not end. Lastly she met the police-chief of
Sitamarhi District but perhaps callous, insensitive and indifferent & non-assuring
attitude of the officer drove her to suicide out of despondency, frustration
and helplessness. In the inner pages there are stories of the honour-killing of
a woman. Only a day before yesterday the Chief Minister had admonished the
Police officers for not arresting the culprits of Rohtas District who had been
harassing many girl students of the area. The NCW had also criticized the
administration disparagingly. Only some days back a local tough had molested a
woman in broad day light at Maner of Patna District. The daughter of a barber at Jehanabad lost her eye out of a bullet injury inflicted by some local desperadoes.There are several
instances of atrocities on women. The victims seldom muster courage to venture
out and report the matter to police due to gender bias and derisive attitude of
the society. The social stigma makes them all the more vulnerable. The above
victims undergoing tremendous torment did lodge complaints with police but it
was the police and the administration that remained unresponsive. Laxity and
ineffectiveness on their part renders a system established by law non-functional.
Therefore the need of the hour is to make the top functionaries
of the police and administration totally accountable for such crimes against
the weaker sections especially the women. Only exemplary and demonstrative
punishment can infuse promptness and effectiveness.
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