Friday, December 6

Why we are celebrating the encounter of Hyderabad accused

Why Some Human Rights Activists are saying its Extrajudicial Killing

Early in the morning when people woke up they could not believe what is being reported is true. No one would have expected that the accused of Hyderabad horror would meet this fate that too within 10 days of the crime.

The Police have briefed that he four accused in the Hyderabad rape and murder were shot dead in an encounter on the NH-44 near Hyderabad, the same highway where the charred body of the 26-year-old was found. The main accused Mohammad Pasha picked up a stone and aimed at the police. He said something to other accused in the meanwhile who tried to snatch the gun of a policeman. All of them ran to escape from the custody. Police warned them before firing but they didn't pay heed. 
The police opened fire at the four accused as they tried to escape. The police had been taken the four accused to the spot for recreation of the crime scene.
The father of the veterinary doctor who was brutally raped and later set on fire by the rapists was too happy and said that he never expected that her daughter will get justice in just 9 days. The sister of the victim also reciprocated with the same sentiments.

The people of the country are celebrating the encounters of the 4 accused.

Why the nation is celebrating these encounters. The only reason is our justice system. Everyday we see rapes and murders in our country but the conviction rate is so low. People still remember the horrific Nirbhaya case. They were to be hanged but even after 7 long years justice has not been done. The mother of Nirbhaya has been running pillar to post, from one court to another so that they can be hanged but that never happened. Hundreds of cases are still pending for so many years.

The accused gets bail in most of the cases and when they come out they threaten the victims. The Unnao case is the recent example when the accused who were on bail set on fire the rape victim when she was coming from the court. Her condition is so critical that she was flown to Safdarganj Delhi with 90% burns.

The laws have been amended after Nirbhaya case but what is the logic of those laws when there is no strict implementation.

It is high time that the rape cases should be referred to the fast track with a timeline of one month. The culprits should be hanged immediately after the verdict and there should be no delay.

However there are few who are questioning the Hyderabad Police encounter. Some Human rights activists and some TV anchors want inquiry to the encounters. They are saying that there is a legal route through which the culprits should have been punished

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