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Introspect,
and act
I
n an interview, the male friend of police when they were dumped by the six
Delhi gang rape victim revealed how beasts on the road after the gory rape. It’s
brutally they were tortured by the high time everyone — public, police, gov-
rapists and how inhumanely they ernment, judiciary, media — introspects,
were treated by the Delhiites and the Delhi and acts rightly to make India safe. Page 2
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2. 2 lead story DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013
Who and
what
away. I kept waving for help.
The ones who stopped stared
minutes and took the victims
to hospital in 33 minutes af-
is right
guarded response saying the
law was taking its course, the
against Choudhary at Vasant
Vihar Police Station under
at us, discussing what could ter receiving the first distress Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Section 228 (A) of the Indi-
By Hardeep have happened. Nobody did call. It’s notable that victim’s slammed the police, saying an Penal Code. Choudhary,
Singh Bedi anything,” he said in an inter- friend had alleged that police they would oppose the move who was recently arrested
view to Zee News channel. reached on the spot after 30- to target the media. by the Delhi Police for alleg-
The Delhi Police, which is 40 minutes and wasted time The Left also hit out at the edly demanding Rs 100 crore
already under fire for muz- over the jurisdiction of the police, with CPI(M) leader from Congress MP Naveen
NEW DELHI: As the coun- Brinda Karat saying, “In this
zling anti-gang rape protests in crime. Jindal’s firm for stopping
try was trying to bear the particular case, the boy who
Delhi, refuted the allegation. But, apart from giving negative news, moved a city
loss of the Delhi gang rape is also a victim is reveal-
In a short explanation, clarification Delhi Police also court seeking his statement
victim, Zee News aired an ing the terrible traumatic
Delhi Police said their Police registered a case against Zee be video-recorded but the or-
interview of gang rape vic- experience that he has gone
Control Room (PCR) vans under Section 228A of the In- der was silent on his request.
tim’ friend, who is the only through. Nobody can stop
got the first call at 10.21 p.m. dian Penal Code, which deals The above story poses many
witness of the barbaric crime him from doing that. And the
that night about a couple, in- with disclosure of identity of obvious questions: whose
happened on December 16, use of 228-A in this case by
cluding a woman, lying on victims of certain offences. claim is right about the help
2012 in Delhi. As the inter- the Delhi Police and the gov-
the road in a pool of blood. The police action against that Delhi gang rape victim
viewee shocked the nation ernment seems be to protect
They claimed that two rescue the channel led to furore. and her friend got after the
by revealing what had hap- them rather than the victim.”
vans reached the spot within While the Congress gave a heinous crime on the fateful
pened with them during and A US-based eminent jour- night of December 16, 2012.
after the crime, the Delhi Po- nalist body also asked the Was it right for the news
lice was cornered.
The 28-year-old male
Interview carried by international media Delhi Police to refrain from channel to air interview of
New Delhi: International media also highlighted the pressing charges against Zee victim’s friend? Was it right
friend of the gang-raped vic- News. on the police’s part to slap a
tim told Zee News on Friday interview of Delhi gang rape victim’s male friend broad-
cast by Zee News. It has put Delhi Police in a bad light. “This is an instance of case against Zee News when
that police delayed taking his greatly misplaced priorities. even Union Minister Shashi
grievously injured friend to BBC ran a story under caption ‘India victim’s male
friend recounts Delhi rape attack’. The New York Times Authorities are hardly pro- Tharoor has come out in open
hospital that fateful Dec 16 tecting the victim’s rights by demanding the gang-rape
night while they argued over story was titled “Rape Victim’s Friend Details Attack
and Delays in Getting Help”. The Guardian story was retaliating against news me- victim should be named and
jurisdictional area, losing dia that are bringing to light honoured? He recommended
precious time in rushing her headlined “India gang-rape victim was left lying in street
for an hour”. Business Insider reported the news with details of the horrific crime that the revised anti-rape law
to hospital that might have that claimed her life,” said be named after her, and add-
proven crucial in saving her. headline “A New Account Of India’s Brutal Gang Rape
Is Out — And It Makes Delhi’s Police Look Awful”. Bob Dietz, Asia programme ed that this should be done if
He also revealed callous- coordinator for Committee her parents have no objec-
ness on the part of citizens The West Australian carried the news released by news
agency AFP under caption “Outrage as boyfriend of to Protect Journalists CPJ). tion. Meanwhile, in a major
saying that the two of them “Police should immediate- development, the gang rape
lay naked on the road for Delhi rape victim speaks”.
Singapore’s Straits Times headlined the news “No- ly drop their misguided plan victim’s father on Sunday re-
more than two hours with to file charges,” Dietz said in vealed name of his daughter
people stopping to look at body helped us for an hour: India gang-rape victim’s
friend”. The news was also carried by major interna- a statement. to a British newspaper.
them and then moving on. But, the furor has not de- Therefore, It’s high time
“My friend was griev- tional media like CNN, Voice of America, International
Business Times, The Miami Herald, The Sun, The terred Delhi Police from initi- everyone — public, police,
ously injured and bleeding ating proceedings against Zee government, judiciary, me-
Telegraph, ABC news, Huffington Post, The Daily Beast,
profusely. Cars, autos and News editor Sudhir Choud- dia — introspects, and acts
Sky News etcetera.
bikes slowed down and sped hary. The case was filed rightly to make India safe.
Why good Samaritans are wary of stepping forward
By Rahul Vaishnavi will never forget what hap- Singh caught her red-handed. after she was physically abused
pened as he tried to succour Singh had determined to take by her husband. The police lost
NEW DELHI: There’s no an “accident victim” the night the girl to the police station. no time in dragging her into
dearth of good Samaritans in of Dec 15. Verma says he was That was when the girl ripped a court case, and Singh was
the city, but those who wish travelling through Ghitorni her shirt, accusing him of mo- left regretting her Samaritan
to do good often weigh the road that connects Delhi to sub- lesting her and threatening him impulse.
possibility of police harassment urb Gurgaon around midnight. with a case in court. “I was made a witness and
or the chance that by aiding a He saw what appeared to be “I had no choice but to had to visit the court for a
stranger, one might be helping an accident site -- a couple lay quietly go away from there,” whole year till the case ended.
a criminal. on the roadside, their scooter Singh told IANS. I have since decided not to
IANS spoke with a cross- smashed against a tree. his way to the north campus Unfortunately, the nature meddle with such affairs,” she
section of people in the wake “I stepped outside my car of Delhi University last year of police questioning in such says. This fact has also been
of allegations made by the to help. Just as I was about to on his motorbike, he stopped cases is so crude that victims seconded by the Delhi gang
friend of the Dec 16 gang-rape reach the man, I saw a group of to offer a lift to a girl who said would rather spare themselves rape victim’s friend in his inter-
victim that no one came to their men rushing out of their place embarrassment than go through view to Zee News.
she would like to be dropped at
rescue the night of the incident, of hiding behind the bushes to the legal procedure. And if “Nobody from the public
after they were dumped on nab me,” Verma said. Hindu College. police harassment was not helped us. People were probably
the roadside. The woman had “I turned back and sped. Midway, the girl took out enough, more would be in store afraid that if they helped us, they
been brutally raped, while her Some of the men followed me Singh’s wallet, which lay in for those who serve as witness- would become witnesses to the
28-year-old software engineer and hurled stones at my car,” he a bag slung on his shoulder es, and must face courts. crime and would be asked to
friend was assaulted. said. 32-year-old Vivek Singh as he rode his bike. While the Savita Singh, 52, had once come to the police station and
Jayant Verma, 43, says he did not get away so easily. On girl reached for his cellphone, taken a neighbour to hospital court,” he told the channel.

3. DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013 nation 3
They still fast for justice snippets
Delhi
l BJP leader arrested
IANS temperature breaks all previous re- from the Ram Manohar Lohia hos-
cords. pital came to examine them initially for rape
NEW DELHI: The frigid cold in The makeshift tent with thin cloth but have stopped visting them now. NEW DELHI: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Delhi has started to take its toll on walls where they doze off at night “They are just not bothered any- leader here was arrested for allegedly raping a
the two men who have been on a and the layers of blankets are of little more,” a hopeless Gangwar said. woman, police said Saturday. The accused was
hunger strike demanding death sen- help.“I have terrible cold and my However, Gangwar’s younger produced in court and sent to two days police
tence for the culprits in the gang-rape throat hurts,” murmured a frail Gang- brother Rakesh who is with him at custody. “Yogesh Attrey, 40, a member of the
case. The determined duo vowed to war as he took a sip of warm water Jantar Mantar said that they had got party’s Delhi Pradesh Working Committee, was
continue their agitation till their last while one of his helpers rubbed cold both men checked by a doctor and arrested Friday from Rohini in north Delhi for
breath. balm on his nose and neck. “their vital parameters were fine”. raping a woman,” a senior police officer said.
Rajesh Gangwar and Babu Singh Similar is the case with Singh, who The determined men too said that The complainant, who lives in Vijay Vihar,
have been on hunger strike near the said that he felt “very weak” and the nothing could dampen their spirit. told the police that Attrey had sexual relations
historic Jantar Mantar observatory in cold made him feel “feverish”. “If my death shakes the system since 2007 and threatened her with dire conse-
the heart of the capital. While Gang- “I can’t take any medicines on and gets them (accused in the gang- quences if she disclosed their relationship, the
war’s fast entered its 13th day Sat- empty stomach even the balms are rape case) hanged, I am ready to die,” official said.
urday, Singh is on day eight of his of no use in this weather,” he told Gangwar said. Gangwar, reached Attrey had contested Delhi assembly polls in
fast. IANS. Delhi Dec 24, Babu Singh from 2008 from Mangolpuri constituency on a BJP
Both men continue to brave the They accused the government of Farrukhabad, also in Uttar Pradesh, ticket. – IANS
Delhi winter as the city’s minimum being apathetic and said that doctors joined him in the fast Dec 29.
Last
l accused in Delhi
heist arrested
J&K to bear all expenses of acid victim’s treatment NEW DELHI: The fifth and last main accused
in the city’s Rs.5.25 crore heist was arrested
IANS support to them. He said the “entire on Friday afternoon from south Delhi’s INA
expenses on her specialised treatment market, police said on Saturday.
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir outside the state in any hospital will be “Yogesh, who belongs to Sudamapuri in
government will bear all expenses borne by the state government”. east Delhi’s New Usmanpur, was arrested
for the treatment of the woman who Meanwhile, The People’s Demo- three months after the Defence Colony heist,”
suffered serious injuries in an acid at- cratic Party (PDP) Friday demanded said Chhaya Sharma, deputy commissioner of
tack on her, Health Minister Sham Lal a government job for the acid attack police. Yogesh, 36, had been evading arrest
Sharma said here Friday. Two men victim. PDP spokesperson Naeem after the heist Sep 28, 2012, in south Delhi’s
threw acid on Rukya, 30, in Srina- Akhtar said that as the victim may lose Defence Colony. Cash of Rs.12 lakh and a .32
gar Wednesday morning. The attack vision in one eye, her disability would bore pistol used in the crime were recovered
has evoked strong reactions from the entitle her to a preferential treatment from his possession, said police.
people from all across the Kashmir in getting a government job. The vic- Munne Lal, a guard of the van carrying the
Valley. As her condition worsened in tim was attacked by a motorcycle- cash, was shot dead during the robbery.
a local hospital in Srinagar, she was borne assailant Jan 2 who threw acid The other accused -- Vijay Nahar Singh, Hari
shifted to Delhi for specialised treat- on her face. Doctors in a local hospital Kishan, Deepak, Ranjit Rumal -- were arrested
ment. Sharma said that “such incidents where she was first admitted said she earlier and are lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
With the arrest of all the accused, police have
are inhuman and unfortunate and need had sustained 60 percent acid burn
recovered Rs.4.15 crore. – IANS
to be condemned” and that the culprits wounds on her face. Her assailant has
deserve severe punishment. In a state- been arrested. The local bar associa-
ment, the minister expressed sympa- tion said in a statement that none of its Trespass
l alleged at
thies with the woman and her fam- members would defend the attacker in
ily and extended financial and moral a court of law. former army chief’s house
NEW DELHI: An
army officer illegally
States for All Delhi police stations to have 9 women officers entered the sprawling
bungalow of former
stricter rape IANS outrage over the gang-rape of a 23-
year-old girl in the capital Dec 16. The
army chief Gen V.K.
Singh on Saturday
punishment NEW DELHI: Each police station in and fiddled with
girl died in a hospital in Singapore last
Delhi will have two woman sub-in- the communication
week. equipment, his coun-
spectors and seven woman constables
Delhi has 166 police stations. Of- sel Vishwajeet Singh
IANS as part of enhanced policing measures
in the backdrop of brutal gang rape of ficials said that a recruitment drive is alleged. The army
NEW DELHI: The con- a girl in the capital. likely to be undertaken for appointing said the incident occurred due to a communica-
ference of state directors Home Minister Sushilkumar Shin- more women personnel in police sta- tion gap.
general of police and chief de told reporters on Thursday that tions. “Major R. Vikram of 1 Signals unit, who was
secretaries has suggested a he had signed the file for appointing The government has appointed in uniform, illegally entered the residence of
slew of measures to com- two woman sub-inspectors and seven a committee to strengthen laws for Gen Singh and removed some cards from the
bat crimes against women, woman constables in every police sta- telephone exchange from the room, which is
proving speedier justice and enhanced
an official press release tion in Delhi. also used for security monitoring of the house,”
Shinde had announced earlier that punishment in cases of aggravated Vishwajeet Singh told reporters. “It is a case of
said Sunday.
These include increas- all police stations in the capital will sexual assault. It has also appointed criminal tresspass...we will take recourse to all
ing punishment in cases of have woman police officials. The step a Commission of Inquiry to look into legal options available,” he said. – IANS
gang-rape, fast-track courts was announced in the wake of public the gruesome rape incident.
for crimes against women,
a dedicated helpline for
women across the country
and bringing down the age
of juveniles to 16 from 18.
The conference called for
a national database of sex-
ual offenders, gender sen-
sitisation of police, more
women police personnel
and their deployment at
every police station and
strengthening forensic ca-
pabilities and community
policing. It also suggested
amendments in laws. The
conference held Friday
was called by the central
government.

4. 4 nation DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013
Indian university system Snippets
Delhi
l temperature lowest
in a mess: Educationists in five years
NEW DELHI: Setting a new low for tempera-
ture this winter, mercury in the national capital
IANS mediate attention is the creation of addressed, they feel. on Sunday fell to 1.9 degrees Celsius -- five
research institutes within the con- Criticising the policy makers and notches below average.
KOLKATA: Educationists on Sat- fines of the university itself. administration for not taking a the This is the lowest recorded in Delhi in five
urday expressed concern over In- “We have separate research in- bull by the horns, Pental also fo- years. It was in January 2008 that the tempera-
dia’s university system, saying it is stitutes and then we have single cused on the “reluctance to follow ture touched 1.9 degrees, the India Meteorologi-
in a “mess”. disciplined universities. Why don’t global benchmarks” cal Department said. The national capital, with
“The university system is in a we give importance to the univer- Shedding light on the way ahead, the rest of north India, has witnessed a harsh
mess. What we are giving the stu- sity system like other countries Lakhotia said that in order to ac- winter, affecting normal life. Schools in the city
dents is anybody’s guess,” said S.C. do? Building of research institutes quire global knowledge leadership, have been ordered shut until Jan 12. For those
Lakhotia of the Department of Zo- within the walls of the university is spending night in the open, it was hell. Many
“we’ll need to overhaul our univer-
ology, Banaras Hindu University needed to promote multidisciplinary homeless made a beeline for night shelters.
sity system”.
addressing a session at the 100th research and education,” Lakhotia According to the Delhi government, the capital
Indian Science Congress here. suggested. “Building comprehensive univer-
sities, encouraging students to be- has 150 night shelters with a capacity to shelter
Seconding Lakhotia, former Adding to Lakhotia’s observa- about 10,000 people.- IANS
vice chancellor of Delhi Univer- tion, Pental said: “On the one hand come teachers, starting more num-
sity Deepak Pental pointed out that there are so many research insti- ber of integrated courses, providing
“one of the critical reasons” for tutes, on the other there is low level incentives to teachers and taking a l 25 Maha fast-track courts
such a state of affairs is the lack of a of research in universities.” pyramidal approach to education
comprehensive education system in The existence of dichotomy be- are some of the keys to ensure our only for women cases
many universities. tween liberal and professional edu- students get the best,” added Lak- MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government will
Another sector that needs a im- cation is an issue that needs to be hotia. earmark 25 out of 100 fast-track courts across
the state exclusively to deal with women-related
cases, Home Minister R.R. Patil announced
here Friday. He said that the Bombay High
Court would be requested to do whatever was
necessary so that women-related cases can be
disposed of quickly and in a timebound man-
ner. “The state government will also request the
centre to make laws pertaining to any type of
atrocities on women stricter in the wake of the
‘Place health, education in
recent gang-rape of a woman in Delhi,” Patil
assured a delegation of Nationalist Congress
Party women’s wing led by city president Chitra
Wagh.- IANS
centre of public debate’ l Music scheme to be
named after Bhimsen
IANS ning while delivering the inaugural healthcare, India spends only 1.2
NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate
lecture at the launch of Internation-
al Centre for Human Development
percent. “India should not cut on
human welfare,” he said.
Joshi
Amartya Sen has noted that lack of here. India-born British economist MUMBAI: The Maharashtra cabinet has ap-
basic utilities was responsible for Speaking on the theme human Lord Meghnad Desai suggested proved a classical music scheme worth Rs 45.66
inequality in India and said social development post 2015, he said a special development index for lakh named after Pandit Bhimsen Joshi ahead of
indicators like health, education, issues like health care, educa- women in India. his second death anniversary, an official said.
and human rights should form part tion, nutrition and human rights Rural Development Minister “In accordance with the State Cultural Policy,
of the public debate in the coming should become issues of political Jairam Ramesh said the country 2010, five new sub-schemes will be implement-
years. engagement.. According to Sen, needed high economic growth ed in the name of Joshi to encourage upcoming
“Lack of basic utilities was re- around half of Indian families (48 to fund the large scale of invest- artists in the field of music. These will include a
sponsible for inequality in India.... percent) had no access to toilets, ment required for social develop- scholarship programme, classical music festi-
issues like health care, education, and 43.5 percent of children ment and stressed that sanitation val, hostel for students, a lifetime achievement
nutrition and human rights should were undernourished. “India failed should be at the centre of develop- award and aid to a notable music institute,” the
become issues of political engage- on the healthcare indicator,” he ment discourse. The minister said official said.
ment...development of social in- said. health and ecological poverty was A Bharat Ratna awardee, Joshi passed away
dicators contributes to economic According to him, while China becoming important in the country Jan 24, 2011 in a Pune hospital. He was 88.
growth,” Sen said on Friday eve- spends 2.7 percent of its GDP on now. -IANS
‘Turn to old remedies against
today’s lifestyle disorders’
IANS Congress, being held on the sidelines
of the Indian Science Congress here.
KOLKATA: Age-old methods like Highlighting the role of nutrition in
eating whole grains, drinking enough women, she pointed out that due to
water and traditional forms of exer- household responsibilities and safety
cise like yoga and pranayama can issues, women do not get a chance to
solve today’s lifestyle disorders, a exercise.
renowned wellness expert suggested According to her, superfoods like
Saturday. amla, aloe vera juice and various
“We have to go back to our ancient types of whole grains must be incor-
remedies to solve today’s problems porated in women’s diets to make
which includes eating whole grains, up for the increasing consumption
drinking enough water and tradition- of refined and starchy foods. Taking
al forms of exercise like yoga and about stress, Sharma advised doing
pranayama,” wellness expert Shikha breathing techniques like pranayama
Sharma said at the Women’s Science to mitigate the problem.

5. DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013 nation 5
Rape-murder in Noida, four policemen suspended
IANS olpur, had not been arrested. police post in charge, had been ducted a search and reached The family got a call Satur-
The mother of the dead wom- shunted to Police Lines after the police station where the of- day morning that the daughter
NOIDA: Four policemen were an accused the rapists of killing the mother alleged that the po- ficer suggested she might have was lying dead alongside a road
suspended and another shunted her daughter to do away with lice personnel misbehaved with eloped with her boyfriend. in Sector 63. She was half na-
out here after a 22-year-old evidence. her when she told them that her After police did not show any ked.The mother said her daugh-
woman who went missing was Two constables at the Model daughter was missing. It was on interest in locating the missing ter was gang-raped before being
founded gang-raped and mur- Town police post and two oth- Friday that the victim left her woman, the distraught fam- killed.
dered, police said on Sunday. ers attached to a Police Control home at 8.30 a.m. for a 12-hour ily contacted the factory whose “The autopsy report is expect-
The victim’s family alleged Room van have been suspend- factory job in Sector 63. workers told them they saw her ed within two or three days,”
that the main accused, Udaivir ed, a police officer said. When the girl did not reach leave at 9.00 p.m. -- up till the said Senior Superintendent of
Singh Yadav, a resident of Bahl- R.K. Rathi, the Model Town home until 10 p.m., they con- police post. Police Praveen Kumar.
Self-defence urge shouldn’t be temporary Raj Thackeray
It is just not young working Makkar said the most-taught
kicks up
women who are relying heavily self-defence technique was Ai-
on pepper sprays for their safety. kido that teaches women when,
Many companies are also mak- how and where to attack.
By Rajesh Chauhan
row with
ing bulk orders - to instil security “Aikido is an effective self-
in their women employees who defence technique that focusses
work late in the night. on dislocation of joints and nerve
Delhi Police said they have no points,” he added.
‘Bihari rapists’
NEW DELHI: After the grue-
some Delhi gang rape and sub- problem. Captain (retd) Jaipreet Joshi
sequent reported rape cases have “Carrying knives, chilli pow- of Fitcomb, who conducts self-
der or sprays will help women protection classes in Delhi and
statement
shaken the psyche of women.
It seems that the Delhi women defend themselves against any the National Capital Region
have decided to take their se- man who may harass them. Any (NCR), said he has been flooded
curity in their own hands. They woman can attack the attacker in with calls from working women
are readying themselves to give self-defence. But it should not and anxious parents ever since
a tough time to the molesters be used without provocation and the Dec 16 gang-rape. IANS Thackeray’s remark evoked
and rapists if they ever encoun- there should not be any misuse. It is not just working wom- strong condemnation. Bihar
ter them. To instill the feeling We don’t mind citizens taking en who are enrolling for such MUMBAI: Maharashtra BJP leader and Animal Hus-
of security among young girls, such self-defence measures. A classes. “We are getting queries Navnirman Sena (MNS) bandry Minister Giriraj Singh
the South Delhi Municipal Cor- woman can raise an alarm after from women of all age groups, chief Raj Thackeray kicked
attacking (with the spray) and right from 15 to 50 years,” Joshi said the MNS leader has lost
poration (SDMC) also recently up a storm once again when
then call for police help,” Deputy added. his “mental balance” and
launched a self-defence pro- he said that the perpetrators
Commissioner of Police (North) A recent survey by industry of the recent Delhi gang-rape sought a ban on his party.
gramme. Delhi Police, which is
responsible for maintaining law Sindhu Pillai told IANS. group Assocham showed a 40 were from Bihar. Former union minister and
and order in the national capital, In the wake of the gang-rape percent fall in productivity of Speaking at the Global RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav
too is encouraging Delhi women in Delhi that brought thousands women employees at call cen- Konkan Festival in Mumbai also criticised Thackeray’s
to adopt self-defence tactics. But, of women out on the streets of tres and IT companies because Saturday evening, he said the statements, saying that the
self defence experts say that this the capital in unprecedented pro- many were afraid to venture out gang-rape of the 23-year-old MNS chief “has a habit of
urge shouldn’t be temporary. tests, many women are making at night and had thus reduced woman was sad and nobody speaking in this manner”.
Reports suggest that Delhi a beeline for self-defence classes their hours or had quit. Accord- should ever face such a situ- Janata Dal-United leader
women are exploring options and getting trained in street- ing to martial art experts, mixed ation. Ali Anwar said Thackeray’s
to teach molesters and rapists a fighting techniques to take on martial art training is also most “However, nobody is will-
attackers. sought after and is a combina- statement was appalling and
lesson. They are not only arming ing to go to the root of the mat-
themselves with pepper sprays “After the brutal gang-rape, tion of Judo, Aikido, Muay Thai “he has gone mad”.
ter and reveal who committed
but also learning self defence. many women, particularly and Karate, among others. the heinous crime. They were Congress spokesperson
Pepper spray dealers said working women, approached us The experts said apart from all from Bihar,” Thackeray Rashid Alvi condemned the
there is a whopping increase in for self-defence classes,” Shiv these known techniques, women said. statement in New Delhi saying
the sales of pepper sprays in the Makkar, martial arts trainer at are also keen to take up kick- The MNS chief said that that it was “unfortunate and
past few weeks - ever since the the 5 Element School of Arts in boxing which teaches one how whenever he raised the issue served to weaken the country
Dec 16 incident of the gang-rape Rohini, told IANS. and where to punch. The train- of Bihari criminals, he was and its democracy”.
of a 23-year-old in the city. He said the school had already ers say their fee ranges from abused, but now even Delhi In Maharashtra, the Con-
The mix of pepper and other started two batches since the Dec Rs.2,000 to Rs.2,500 per month Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit gress hit back by terming
chemicals cause a burning sen- 16 gang-rape and death of a 23- and classes are flexible accord- has commented on the mat- Thackeray’s statements as “ir-
sation in the eyes and on the year-old woman. “Many want to ing to an individual’s schedule. ter. “She (Dikshit) said in the
skin. An advertisement of a “self get trained in mixed martial arts, Joshi lamented that women start responsible and deplorable”.
presence of Prime Minister
defence pepper spray” Bodygard particularly street fighting,” he attending classes after such in- In the past, Thackeray had
Manmohan Singh and Con-
goes on to detail what else it can added. cidents but soon lose interest. gress president Sonia Gandhi said that migrants and Bi-
do -- “Inflame his throat; Inflame Street fighting is a self-defence “They should continue their that migrants in Delhi were haris were responsible for the
his lungs; Make him temporarily technique an individual is taught training. If they stop it mid-way responsible for the spate of growing criminal activities in
blind... Cut off all his functions to tackle at least five to six peo- there is no use,” he said. (With criminal activities,” Thack- Mumbai and other parts of the
except breathing”. ple with and without weapons. IANS inputs) eray said. state.
Naming of gang-rape victim welcomed on social media
IANS the revelation will give courage “Admiration and respect for to revive their pledge to keep ries Dec 29 in a Singapore hos-
to other women. The man was the father for letting her name fighting for stringent punishment pital, where she was shifted for
NEW DELHI: As the father of interviewed in his village in Bal- (gang-rape victim) be known to for the woman’s six attackers and better treatment.
the Delhi gang-rape victim re- lia district in Uttar Pradesh. The the world. This will definitely more security for women. Suhaib Ilyasi tweeted: “Now
vealed her name Sunday, it rejuve- publication carried pictures of her strengthen our cause as well as “She has a name. It’s not Nirb- that we know the name of the
nated the campaign for justice for family at their ancestral home. give a face to this movement haya or Damini. We salute you. victim, let’s vow that we will in-
the woman with a deluge of mes- The 23-year-old woman who seeking strict laws for women,” India will fight back!!” tweeted tensify our agitation.”
sages in the virtual world lauding was gang-raped Dec 16 in a Chhavi Singh Deo posted on her Nisha Arjun. Sonorita Chauhan was of the
the grief-stricken family’s decision moving bus is being referred Facebook wall. “Our fight has got a face now view that the focus should re-
and vowing support to it. to by pseudonyms like ‘Nirb- Jay Thakkar, referring to the you have shaken our souls and main on the fight and not on the
The father, in an interview to haya’, ‘Abhaya’, ‘Amaanat’ and young woman, tweeted: “Cour- set our hearts aflame. We will name of the victim.
British publication ‘The Sunday ‘Damini’. As per indian laws, age, Bravery and Suffering now never forget,” posted Neeraj “Nirbhaya, Amaanat, Damini
People’ said that his daughter the identity of victims of sexual have a new common synonym”. Singh on Facebook, referring to - what’s in a name? It’s the fight
didn’t do anything wrong and assault cannot be revealed. The revelation prompted many the victim who died of her inju- that matters, right?” she tweeted.

6. 6 entertainment DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013
Rajeev and
I are just
friends:
Sana Khan
“B
igg Boss” season 6 contes-
tants Sana Khan and Rajeev
Paul seem to have become
the talk of the town, with the two often
seen spending a lot of time with each
other in the house. But Sana denies any
such relationship.
“I don’t know how and why we have
been linked up. We are just friends,” she
said.
Rajeev’s ex wife Delnaaz Irani is also
a part of the show and Sana said that
Delnaaz knows that she doesn’t share a
romantic relationship with Rajeev.
Gauhar
Khan
vacations
all alone
in Sydney
T
he model-
turned-actor,
who was last
seen in Ishaqzaade,
giving a stellar per-
formance, is taking a
well deserved break
from work and other
commitments. The
actor tweeted from
Australia, “Me at
Bondi beach Syd-
Zoa Morani signed as ney..all by myself!!it
was. Beautiful..love
lead for ‘Bhaag Johnny’ being a tourist ..hha-
hahahaha!” Now
A
ctress Zoa Morani has been signed on the beach, one
on as the leading lady of “Bhaag usually dons a bikini.
Johnny”, opposite Kunal Kemmu. Sadly we don’t have
She will be presented in a new avatar, prom- any shots of Gauhar
ises co-producer Bhushan Kumar. in those. But our
The movie, co-produced by Kumar and question is, why was
Vikram Bhatt, will go on the floors soon. the leggy lass vaca-
“Zoa is doing my film ‘Bhaag Johnny’,” tioning alone?
Bhatt confirmed in a statement.
It is a film about a man who is forced to
lead two lives and the chain of events that
follow when he has to opt for one over the
other.
“Bhaag Johnny” is part of a five-film deal
between Kumar’s T-Series and Bhatt’s ASA
Productions.

7. DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013 entertainment 7
Pregnancy
not easy, says
Kim Kardashian
S
ocialite Kim Kardashian, who is expecting
her first child with boyfriend rapper Kanye
West, is happy but says she is trying to adjust
to the changes in her body.
Kardashian, who is three months pregnant, says
expecting a baby is “so exciting”. She admits she
wants to discover the sex of her first baby, but will
only do so when the time is right.
“Of course, I do want to know. I can’t find out
yet, but I do want to know,” she said.
Her pregnancy was first revealed by West during
a recent New Jersey gig.
Hrithik Roshan
Sonakshi welcomes
to disco for New Year on
‘Himmatwala’
yacht
S T
onakshi Sinha will adapt the
1980s’ disco style of dance he Krrish 3 actor welcomed 2013 with
for “Thank god it’s Friday”, family on a private yacht in Bangkok
a special song in “Himmatwala” Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan
remake, directed by Sajid Khan. A flew his entire family to Bangkok and later
remake of 1983 hit, features actors boarded a private yacht with his family to
Ajay Devgn and Tammanah. Co- welcome in the New Year. The actor hired a
produced by Vashu Bhagnani and yacht and partied along with wife Sussanne,
UTV, the movie will hit theatres father Rakesh Roshan, mother Pinky, grand-
March 29. parents, sister Sunaina, uncle Rajesh Roshan,
The song, to be choreographed cousins, aunts and his two sons – Hrehaan and
by Chinni Prakash, will have almost Hridhaan.
100 dancers and 400 extras. The
actress had earlier grooved with
Prabhudheva in the song “Go go
Govinda” for the film “OMG: Oh
My God!”.

8. 8 editorial DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013
Women should oppose black sheep among them
S
ince the gruesome Delhi all problems related to violence complaint. being termed as rapists. It is country to such extend that
gang rape, India is filled against women, recent reports A report in The Pioneer on a welcome step by the Punjab the Supreme Court once even
with profound sadness, from Punjab and Delhi tell the January 3, 2013 said the Punjab Police to take action against termed it is legal terrorism.
deep disappointment and un- other side of the coin. Assistant Director General frivolous complainants It is because of such fake
quenchable anger. The epitome News agency PTI reported of Police (Crime) Jasminder Another report is from complaints, genuine grievances
of the anger in India could be on January 5, 2013 that Punjab Singh told media that ten false Delhi where police booked a of victimized women are not
gauged from the fact that the police claimed that a woman rape cases were reported in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) addressed as it happened with
hardcore criminals lodged in had registered a false rape Punjab in a week and said the leader for allegedly raping a the Patiala girl who committed
Tihar Jail had attacked main complaint against her tenant, a cases were filed with ulterior woman who told police that suicide. The way men and boys
accused in gang rape. The Kabbadi player with whom she motives and concocted facts. the BJP leader had sexual hit the streets demanding safety
way the unlucky 22-year-old was in a relationship, as she He also said that some guilty relations with her since 2007 for women after the Delhi gang
paramedic was raped and was angry with him for marry- were also booked. and “threatened her with dire rape, It is high time that the
tortured has chilled the bones ing another woman. Actually, as the Patiala consequences if she disclosed right headed women should
of the Indian parents, men and According to the report, a minor rape victim committed their relationship”. Since the come forward to oppose black
women, girls and boys. After three-member inquiry team suicide, Punjab police in a matter is sub judice and it will sheep among them who misuse
the Delhi incident, every Indian found that the accused had face saving act issued a series not be appropriate to analyze provisions of law for their
is concerned about the safety never raped her while there of instructions to the district the acts of accused, complain- personal gains and weaken the
of women in his/her family. was consensual physical rela- police authorities to act “strict- ant and police. justice to the women.
While the pressurized govern- tionship between both of them. ly” and promptly” in the cases Many a times courts have
ment has constituted Justice JN SSP Moga said that police have of crime against women or found that some women
Verma Commission to revisit decided to lodge a case against children, else face action. As file false rape cases to settle
Letter To The Readers
W
anti-rape and sexual assault as the woman under section 182 a result, Punjab police ‘acted’ personal scores. The marriage e have launched
if it will be a panacea to solve of IPC for registering a fake and saved few people from laws are also being abused in Divya Delhi, a
National English
Weekly with a tagline ‘Dar-
Shift burden of shame to accused ing and Dynamic’, on the
occasion of World Human
Rights Day, 2012.
With this, we have exer-
Minu Jain stripped and bloody on the offers her every opportunity in parliament that the Delhi cised our right of speaking
road, is indeed in the category to heal. victim would be a “zinda
W
up for the Nation, You and
hen the outrage of rarest of rare that warrant True justice will come only lash” were she to survive, she as well as for Ourself.
ebbs, when people death in India’s statute books. when society offers her a true echoed the societal bias and
Now, the ball is in your
get back to work But just as terrorism will chance at rehabilitation, and undermined her struggle for
court as it is your turn to
and students to colleges and not and has not stopped an end to the stigma - that life. It was a well-intentioned
Act. If You are happy, good
it’s business as usual, will because Ajmal Kasab was should not be hers or her fam- remark, made at a time when
for You and we wish You re-
Indian society still think that hanged, justice cannot be ily’s but the those who com- the Delhi girl was fighting a
main happy forever.
a woman who has been raped served with the demand for mitted the crime. The onus of courageous battle to live in
death penalty or chemical However, if You are con-
victimhood has to end. Safdarjung Hospital.
is a “zinda lash” (living dead) cerned about the state of
castration. And an orthodox society The girl died a few days
having undergone a fate worse affairs affecting Our na-
Those in the women’s that pushes an already trauma- later, on Dec 29 in a Singapore
than death? tion,
movement have long been tised woman into a life of iso- hospital, leaving an entire na-
Unless the answer to that Your city, Your colony,
arguing that giving death to a lation and shame should know tion in shock and in grief.
can be a resounding, unequiv- Others, You and Your fam-
rapist or castrating him will that, as should the thousands Now the time has come
ocal no, the extraordinary serve no long-term solution. ily then kindly Act: Contact
who have taken to the streets. to channelise that rage into
movement for change prompt- Nor will it be a deterrent. Rape Deeper introspection is called constructive changes - a more Us!
ed by a young physiothera- is not so much a function of for, questions that call for responsive establishment, a For, we are looking for
pist’s brutal rape and death sexuality as a need to demon- shedding age-old biases. more efficient system to imple- people who React when
would have been incomplete. strate power. “I am exultant at being ment the law, a stronger legal something goes wrong but
Until the burden of shame A woman who has been alive. Being raped was terrible framework and a more sensi- don’t Act in the absence of
moves from the woman to raped must get justice but it beyond words, but I think tive media that continues to a right tool and platform.
the accused, the clamour for will not end with hanging her being alive is more important. highlight cases of gender injus- We are also looking for
justice will ring hollow. rapist, those shouting for death When a woman is denied tices. And, above all, a people thinkers, scholars, aca-
The discourse since Dec penalty need to understand. the right to feel this, there is more receptive to the trauma of demicians, professionals,
16 when the 23-year-old was Speedier trials and a higher something very wrong in our a woman and her needs. students, bureaucrats, vi-
raped has been muddled but rate of conviction - right now value system,” Sohailla Abdu- She doesn’t need to be sionary politicians etcetera
welcome, putting the spotlight at just over 25 percent - with lali, who was raped in Mumbai Nirbhaya, Damini or Amanat. to provide us opportunity
on crimes against women and witnesses not terrorised into when she was 17 and now That is just ridiculous, insen- to work with themselves to
forcing introspection on issues turning hostile and sensitive studies in the US, has written sitive branding. She is the meet Our Motto of contrib-
that millions of women in handling of the woman who in Manushi. everyday woman who should uting in the larger interest
India face everyday, multiple makes a complaint will go a “Time and again, people not be facing horrific, stomach of India and World.
times a day. long way in providing that have hinted that perhaps death churning brutality to evoke a We also require report-
Rape is the most extreme deterrent. would have been better than the response. ers, trainee reporters, copy-
form of violence in the spec- But justice must be carried loss of that precious ‘virginity’ editors and photo journal-
trum of crimes against women, out in every which way for the I refuse to accept this. My life (Minu Jain is a senior ists to work with us.
and the savage assault on the woman subjected to rape or is worth too much to me,” the journalist. The views
23-year-old Delhi girl, who other forms of sexual assault, rape survivor has written. expressed are personal. Editor
died of horrific injuries 13 aggravated and otherwise. So when opposition BJP She can be contacted at
days after she had been left She deserves to live a life that leader Sushma Swaraj said minu.jain@ians.in)
Editor-in-Chief
VIP Betis versus common Betis ! Rajesh Chauhan
editorinchief@divyadelhi.
com
rape victim and aggression what has been done to protect an India where they will be
against the silent mode of our their prestige? If immediate assured that any predator can’t Editor
government, I wonder that can bonafide actions are not taken cause harm to their prestige. Hardeep Singh Bedi
a politician’s daughter meet a then I am afraid that more And, such feeling can only editor@divyadelhi.com
By Srishti Jaiswal journalist001@gmail.com
similar fate ever? I have the Nirbhayas will be forced to come if “I am also father/
answer, no, never. For, they leave this world. mother of daughters’ type
Designers
are the VIP ‘betis, always in Time has come that govern- politicians give a stern signal
I
Sanjeev Kumar
ndia plunged into the the security net. The common ment should come into active to the governing and investing
Manoj Singh Rana
Tsunami of tears and “beti” of India is not so lucky; mode leaving the silent mode agencies that India’s ‘common
she moves out in unsecured they have taken to such issues. betis’ are in no way less than Printed, published and owned by
aggression as the news Rajesh Chauhan. Published at
India to work, to study, and This dour of Nirbhaya’s death their VIP betis’. BG-6/305B, Paschim Vihar, Delhi-
of Delhi gang rape victim sometimes is the bread winner should give rise to dire moves 110063. Printed at Divya Offset
Nirbhaya’s death flashed on of a family. The government to awaken our sleeping politi- (Srishti is student of
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9. DIVYA DELHI | New Delhi | January 7, 2013 OP-Ed 9
‘Marriage’ must be saved at all costs
that I shall not go for religion provides for faceted implications on rather deviously John responsibility for things
Third Eye next marriage till the ‘remarriage’ between the personal and social lives Donne, the great English going awry; and seeking
grave is all dry” (imply- same partners, generally of people. poet compares the lover- help from experts. “The
ing - I am quickening to at completion of 25 or The institution of mar- beloved duo with a circle significant problems we
get it dry at the earliest). 50 years of married life; riage owes its origin to so that neither of the have cannot be solved at
Unlike in Western same rituals are repeated the Law of Nature (one two (half circle) has any the same level of think-
culture, Marriage in once again, so as to may call it the will of sense alone. ing with which we cre-
Indian culture is not a revitalise, recharge and God) that necessitates Of late, the sort of ated them,” said Albert
Harish Barthwal formal contract, rather reinforce the same ethos procreation so that the practices being endorsed Einstein.
a sacred bond that must for continued happy life. chain of human beings and values promoted The grass on the other
A
be honoured, nurtured The Indian married life continues uninterrupt- tend to weaken rather side of fence ever ap-
n Indian author
throughout the life was, more or less char- edly. At the same time, than strengthen the pears greener. The irony
during his trip
period. A husband shared acterised by harmony, some system, some institution of mar-
abroad in sum- of life is that we attach
most with his wife and adjustment and regard discipline with regard to riage – these include
mer witnessed a lady in little value with what is
vice versa, and set the for the spouse. sex rather than wanton live-in relationships,
a cemetery, beside the available to us and ‘long
foundation of intimate, However, now what animal-like sex was encouraging the lesbi-
grave of his husband for what is not.’ How-
lasting relationship we witness is a differ- imperative. For it is the ans co-living and wife
who died recently. With ever, if we can learn to
that the children learnt ent scenario. Even in power of discretion and exchange get-togethers.
a fan in her hand, she appreciate whatever God
and imbibed, if only pre-marriage period, the capacity to discern Extramarital relations
was incessantly oscil- has given us, including a
by indirection. That is non-agreement on the the wheat from the chaff proliferate when either
lating it in all solem- spouse, life can become
why the divorce rate in choice of venue for that sets man apart from of the two – mostly the
nity and grace. Replete a pleasant, meaningful
India (at 1.1%) is still honeymoon, each non- other animal species. husband – is unsatis-
with awe and the high go. For, each one of us is
not as appalling as in compromising, can That is why Osho’s pre- fied with the existing
esteem for the lady, he capable of being better
Sweden (54.9%), United become a reason for not cept about sex, anybody spouse to the extent that
approached the lady and human being – more
States (54.8%), Russia making of the marriage. with anybody is not occasional or permanent
could not help express- capable, more knowl-
(43.3%), United King- What has made our only tenable but also replacement is sought in
ing, “Madam, I have edgeable, more skilled,
dom (42.6%), Germany youngsters, who have yet unethical and anarchist, the belief that alternative
travelled a lot of India
(39.4%), Israel (14.8%), to start a life, to have so placating only the people shall serve the interests and so on. But for the
and many more regions
Singapore (17.2%), casual an attitude to the dominated by sensuality. better. Among the few other person to metamor-
all these years. But the
Japan (1.9%) and Sri institution of marriage In Hindu tradition, suggestions that Dr. Lee phose requires the will to
concern you have for
Lanka (1.5%). that has stood the test after marriage the lady is Baucom, an expert on accept the other person
the departed husband is
The solidarity of mari- of time over ages, is an referred to as Ardhangini marriage offers to the in toto, and undertake
something remarkable
tal bonds has also been issue that must be ad- (i.e. half the human be- married persons are: efforts for improving the
and exemplary.” The
enjoined by all faiths and dressed in earnest. Else, ing, husband being the Quitting the blame game other one with heart and
lady retorted, “It is not
religions. With passage in foreseeable future, the other half) so that the – not pointing fingers at soul. And most signifi-
what you are given to
of time, there is possibil- inter- and intra-personal duo together constitute a each other as this habit cantly, one has to assess
understand. In fact we
ity of the loss of warmth relations shall crumble single, complete entity. prevents seeing the situ- how far one is prepared
had contract
in love; hence Hindu with disastrous multi- On similar lines, though ation with clarity; take for that.
A prospective pm cannot be a part-timer
Amulya Ganguli been widely touted as the person a union minister had ruefully much is evident from his desul-
to replace Manmohan Singh in said that the young general secre- tory efforts to carve out a path of
By disappearing during the 2014, was nowhere to be seen. tary had been playing only a few his own, but with no clear idea of
widespread popular protests He only issued a brief message “cameo roles” instead of being what he wants to achieve.
in Delhi against the gang-rape of condolence from behind the more proactive. But, this time, he Hence his exercises in slum-
and death of a 23-year-old scenes before falling silent even did not enter the stage at all. ming, as it were, when he spent a
paramedical student, Rahul as the turmoil continued with the When Rahul had earlier failed night or two in Dalit homes with
Gandhi hasn’t done his prime tragic incident being discussed to respond to the prime minister’s a bottle of mineral water and then
ministerial chances any night after night on television call to join the union cabinet, it lost interest in whatever he had
good. and the ruling party fending off was suspected that he did not in mind. Or his endeavours to
The upheaval posed a the opposition Bharatiya Janata want to be a minister among min- democratize the party by favour-
major challenge to the Party’s (BJP) demand for a spe- isters when he was not only seen ing internal elections, which can
government and the cial session of parliament. as a natural successor to Manmo- seem strange for someone who is
party, forcing them Rahul’s absence was felt all the han Singh but had even said in the prime beneficiary of a feudal
to appoint a more because it was the younger 2007 that he could have become culture to try to do.
commit- generation which played a lead- prime minister himself if he had The fact that he hasn’t spelt out
tee to ing role in expressing outrage “wanted to”. But, now, it appears his political outlook with regard
stiffen over the tragedy and the seem- that Rahul has lost interest even to, say, the economic reforms
the pe- ingly tardy official and political in his chosen profession. may not be due only to Manmo-
nal pro- response as well as the earlier There may be two reasons for han Singh and Sonia Gandhi not
visions on callousness of the establishment such indifference. One is that hav- always being on the same page on
rape, and another towards the deteriorating social ing risen to a No.2 position in the the subject. Instead, his silence
to probe the lapses into the scene. party by virtue of his lineage and, can be attributed to his being
police response to the bar- As boys and girls, usually in therefore, without having to strike basically a dilettante who hasn’t
baric incident. Prime Minister their mid-twenties, cried “we for it, his political instincts have cared to formulate his views.
Manmohan Singh and Con- want justice” and held candlelight been dulled. The other is that he He did support the Indo-US
gress president Sonia Gandhi vigils braving the intense cold, it may have been disheartened by nuclear deal in 2008 and foreign
also broke with protocol to go was felt that the young among the some of the failures in his political investment in the retail sector
to the airport to receive the Congress politicians would have forays, notably in Uttar Pradesh, recently. But these were one-off
girl’s body when it was flown been better placed to reach out to and earlier in Bihar, and more re- interventions instead of being
in from Singapore. the protesters unlike the 80-year- cently in Gujarat, which shows that part of a comprehensive world-
But, even as the country was old prime minister, whose some- he lacks the Nehru-Gandhi fam- view. A prospective prime minis-
exercised not only over the brutal what wooden television address ily’s match-winning charisma. ter cannot be a part-timer who is
incident but also over the rising
was marred by a faux pas at the There may be a third reason, heard and seen occasionally even
cases of violence against wom-
end when he asked the camera which is that Rahul is not a politi- if his party is cheering him on.
en, the heir apparent, who has
persons whether everything went cal animal. Politics is not his nat- He may still make it to the top,
off well - “theek hai?” he asked. ural arena, which explains why he but the rest of the country will
What Rahul’s absence showed does not attend parliament regu- look upon his ascent with scepti-
at a time when the entire central larly. He has been pushed into the cism in the wake of his latest dis-
vista of the national capital was field by his mother for the sake appearing act.
sealed to keep out the protesters of continuing the family’s tradi-
was his lack of interest in play- tional occupation. But he remains (Amulya Ganguli is a political
ing a key role in politics and ad- a debutant who shows no signs analyst. He can be reached at
ministration. A few months ago, of becoming a mature player. As amulyaganguli@gmail.com)