A 34-year-old woman who had been raped and brutalized with a rod and also stabbed with a knife inside a stationary tempo in Mumbai reportedly died at a hospital during treatment as she had lost a lot of blood. The crime bore a chilling similarity to the 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rape case of Delhi. It is learnt that the accused who worked as a driver lived on the pavement in the same area. This raises a serious question as to whether women are really safe in metropolitan cities like Mumbai. The trial in the case needs to be fast tracked so that the victim who succumbed to the injuries gets justice. Molestation and rape of women have been occurring at an alarming frequency in the country.
The state of Goa too witnessed the death of women under mysterious conditions including some foreign nationals. Women need to live in a safe environment. Men moving about in a suspicious manner during the night need to be questioned by the police on the beat. Quick trial in the rape cases leading to capital punishment will serve as a deterrent to such crimes against women.
