What happened in Bihar’s Jamui is a national shame. A girl begs with folded hands as teenage boys drag, grope, assault her, and attack her male friend with brazen impunity. This isn’t a criminal act; it’s savagery. It reflects the growing perversion in our society. The image should haunt us.
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Nine years on, that belief has held.
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