If Ruchika Girhotra was molested in the #MeToo era, DGP Rathore would be in jail for a long time. But he was a VIP invitee at the R-Day function in Panchkula.
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I am so glad that when the entire government machine fails a citizen in India, it’s the journalist like yourself not let off the fight. Keep up the good work and I will continue to support. Thanks
This is for your information that Smt Madhu Anand, the woman who took this case to the court, has now been fielded as a candidate of Swaraj India from Panchkula for Haryana Assembly elections.
It is reported brilliantly. Government must be ashamed to call such criminal on the Republic Day parade.
People has to stand up & boycott the parade if such people stay in the functions.
Politician are all same, whether, Mayawati, Mulayam, Mamta, Lalu, Congress or BJP etc. More than half Police people particularly Senior officers are corrupt and character less and when it is Haryana, Punjab, UP or Bihar police the percentage of corrupt/character less will be 75%. I pray to God to save India from these politicians and police, though I know even God can not help.
Unfortunate and heart breaking but nothing new. Police officers involved in the 1984 Sikh pogrom also have not faced any action till date and kept getting promoted!!!
I run a public movement named Kaydyane Waga (kanoon se chalo), but sometimes when fed up with such types of incident, think to run a movement Kanoon se thoko… afterall my concious do not allow me to so… and to be constutional i again start believing our system.
Wondering why Shekhar Gupta thought about writing this only when BJP is in power again. Propaganda again?
I feel sick to know about the Lil girl and the DGP, if guilty should be punished. I can totally relate to the kind of harassment that the family must have gone through. A police post doesn’t entitle an officer of a good character. There are criminals dressed as cops at times.
because he was a VIP invitee at Republic Day event during your BJP era. Read the full story and then smell propaganda..
भाजपा गव्हर्नमेंट रिपब्लिक डे पर राठोर को VIP गेस्ट के तौर पर बुलाती है, तो आपको आपत्ती नही है, लेकिन शेखर गुप्ता के राठोर से जुडे केस को फिरसे उजागर करने में है… मानसिक रूप सै बीमार हो तुम लोग!!!
Dear Shekher Sir , It’s really ashamed for us , it make me speechless ,there are so much anger pop – up after reading this criminal act ,which was done by the system ,we often read about police political nexus ,now a days indian police service becomes indian political service,then what we expect , I remember Lt Gen Brar Words ‘state Machinery becomes defunct ‘. Sir i heard your lecture on KPS MEMORIAL , where you pointing on lobbyism ,it’s not the matter of nexus ,its all about us ,is we are become so ‘khaamosh’ this is happening because of our silent behaviour .
Thank you sir for this thought provoking ,noteworthy ,poignant article.
I salute the girl and her family ,now time is ours …
can you expose the various courts of India for delaying the justice for rape victims & lenient views & punishments to the offenders/criminals. Today’s shocking news of rape of 8 months old baby – Can media people put all pressure through various forums to decide it by hearing it out of turn by various courts & ensure that the culprit is hanged in public or thrashed & put behind bars till their natural death? No one will dare. We all are hypocrites & will discuss 24 hours on various channels. We are not a matured democracy like western countries. People need to be made disciplined, may be through danda. Don’t shout democracy is at stake. We need sacrifice of one generation to fight against all such things, including the nationals & stone pelters. Let there be military rule/dictatorship for 5 years to have fear of law & rules.
So you mean to say that corruption is everywhere in India except in military. How I wish I could agree with you.
Shame on our system but we are so busy fighting for long dead Queens and so called honour . Real living people are of no sequence what so ever . Jungle raj prevails everywhere only a brave few come forward and they are so harassed in the name of law that reality becomes more like a bollywood plot gone bad . Shame .
We are busy on changing our history, making & breaking temples/mosques,renaming roads, blocking the roads to celebrate our religious festivals & so on. We are so busy celebrating our glorious ancient & medieval past before the mughals- when we had aeroplanes, infallible missiles & many inventions that we don’t have the time to think about the present.
Horrified by this write-up. Shame on the system that protects goons in uniforms, such injustice done to the family repeatedly.
My heart goes out to the family.
This could have happened to any of us would we sit quite…?
This is more heinous than Rupan Deol Bajaj case and more cruel act than a murder case. An IG rank police officer was molesting 14 years old girl who was just at the age of his daughter. More cruel than a murder case because this act has completely finished Gilhotra family, his minor brother’s life and other families who were supporting the victim family. I have no word to explain my anguish, distress and pain. How can this person be called on such an important occasion who was raping the provisions of constitution of India. How can we expect such a mild judgement from Honorable Supreme Court? There should be more stringent punishment for such crimes and criminals, such people should be hanged publicly to send a strong message among community.
Really pathetic, only six months punishment.
Have been hearing this for so many years…. during congress and during BJP as well… but none of the government’s seem to be doing anything about it… it’s my personal experience that all the netas are hands in glove when in it comes to taking action on some high rank official and especially when he knows how the game works
This is the Era where we glorify Jauhar in the name of creativity and 8 month old baby girls are raped by 28 year old cousins.
I applaud u for bringing this to our notice but until we wake up to the fact that our thinking has to undergo a radical change and molestation is not a part of growing boys mentality (as per a prominent leader,)… We are not the country we need to be.
May devils harshest curse befall the beast Sps Rathore ,May people wince at his pathetic state and spit on him,may part of his body putrify emanating unbearable stench.
I don’t believe that these type of accident will never happen in future as long as present system of court proceedings continues. And if you categorize the criminals, the police will be at the top of the table. With these police and system the Ruchikas will have to suffer more! Sorry to comment like this.
Yes, Shekharji. Whoever did this should account for it, at the least. And will some one in BJP, HM or many lady ministers or office bearers or the lofty PM himself, take personal interest? I, for one, admire you for bringing this up like this.
Thanks for highlighting the plight of Girhotras.
If this was US any other developed democracy, even today this rouge could have been prosecuted and jailed for life in a months time. (refer to Larry Nassar) for crimes committed decades ago.
Unfortunately, our Govt. and Courts wants proof, an eyewitness to prosecute as if for every breaking of law, there is a witness standing.
Our common citizens will continue to live this way for generations to come
In developed nations also courts need proof else anybody could harass anybody else.
Congratulation to bring the incident in public. Really this is unfortunate that such a criminal got VIP treatment on republic day. Govt should be ashamed of this.
I am so glad that when the entire government machine fails a citizen in India, it’s the journalist like yourself not let off the fight. Keep up the good work and I will continue to support. Thanks
This is for your information that Smt Madhu Anand, the woman who took this case to the court, has now been fielded as a candidate of Swaraj India from Panchkula for Haryana Assembly elections.
It is reported brilliantly. Government must be ashamed to call such criminal on the Republic Day parade.
People has to stand up & boycott the parade if such people stay in the functions.
Politician are all same, whether, Mayawati, Mulayam, Mamta, Lalu, Congress or BJP etc. More than half Police people particularly Senior officers are corrupt and character less and when it is Haryana, Punjab, UP or Bihar police the percentage of corrupt/character less will be 75%. I pray to God to save India from these politicians and police, though I know even God can not help.
This is our filthy state of affairs. May God bring justice to the injustice done by humans.
Unfortunate and heart breaking but nothing new. Police officers involved in the 1984 Sikh pogrom also have not faced any action till date and kept getting promoted!!!
I run a public movement named Kaydyane Waga (kanoon se chalo), but sometimes when fed up with such types of incident, think to run a movement Kanoon se thoko… afterall my concious do not allow me to so… and to be constutional i again start believing our system.
Wondering why Shekhar Gupta thought about writing this only when BJP is in power again. Propaganda again?
I feel sick to know about the Lil girl and the DGP, if guilty should be punished. I can totally relate to the kind of harassment that the family must have gone through. A police post doesn’t entitle an officer of a good character. There are criminals dressed as cops at times.
because he was a VIP invitee at Republic Day event during your BJP era. Read the full story and then smell propaganda..
भाजपा गव्हर्नमेंट रिपब्लिक डे पर राठोर को VIP गेस्ट के तौर पर बुलाती है, तो आपको आपत्ती नही है, लेकिन शेखर गुप्ता के राठोर से जुडे केस को फिरसे उजागर करने में है… मानसिक रूप सै बीमार हो तुम लोग!!!
Dear Shekher Sir , It’s really ashamed for us , it make me speechless ,there are so much anger pop – up after reading this criminal act ,which was done by the system ,we often read about police political nexus ,now a days indian police service becomes indian political service,then what we expect , I remember Lt Gen Brar Words ‘state Machinery becomes defunct ‘. Sir i heard your lecture on KPS MEMORIAL , where you pointing on lobbyism ,it’s not the matter of nexus ,its all about us ,is we are become so ‘khaamosh’ this is happening because of our silent behaviour .
Thank you sir for this thought provoking ,noteworthy ,poignant article.
I salute the girl and her family ,now time is ours …
Why life should be usual for Rathore. Rest of the life should be hell for him
Is Rathore privy to some dirty secrets of politicians who dare not touch him unless they want to reveal their underbellies?
can you expose the various courts of India for delaying the justice for rape victims & lenient views & punishments to the offenders/criminals. Today’s shocking news of rape of 8 months old baby – Can media people put all pressure through various forums to decide it by hearing it out of turn by various courts & ensure that the culprit is hanged in public or thrashed & put behind bars till their natural death? No one will dare. We all are hypocrites & will discuss 24 hours on various channels. We are not a matured democracy like western countries. People need to be made disciplined, may be through danda. Don’t shout democracy is at stake. We need sacrifice of one generation to fight against all such things, including the nationals & stone pelters. Let there be military rule/dictatorship for 5 years to have fear of law & rules.
So you mean to say that corruption is everywhere in India except in military. How I wish I could agree with you.
Shame on our system but we are so busy fighting for long dead Queens and so called honour . Real living people are of no sequence what so ever . Jungle raj prevails everywhere only a brave few come forward and they are so harassed in the name of law that reality becomes more like a bollywood plot gone bad . Shame .
I agree with you Noorieji.
We are busy on changing our history, making & breaking temples/mosques,renaming roads, blocking the roads to celebrate our religious festivals & so on. We are so busy celebrating our glorious ancient & medieval past before the mughals- when we had aeroplanes, infallible missiles & many inventions that we don’t have the time to think about the present.
May he experience hell on earth
Horrified by this write-up. Shame on the system that protects goons in uniforms, such injustice done to the family repeatedly.
My heart goes out to the family.
This could have happened to any of us would we sit quite…?
This is more heinous than Rupan Deol Bajaj case and more cruel act than a murder case. An IG rank police officer was molesting 14 years old girl who was just at the age of his daughter. More cruel than a murder case because this act has completely finished Gilhotra family, his minor brother’s life and other families who were supporting the victim family. I have no word to explain my anguish, distress and pain. How can this person be called on such an important occasion who was raping the provisions of constitution of India. How can we expect such a mild judgement from Honorable Supreme Court? There should be more stringent punishment for such crimes and criminals, such people should be hanged publicly to send a strong message among community.
Really pathetic, only six months punishment.
Very well said, Sir. May your genre swell.
Have been hearing this for so many years…. during congress and during BJP as well… but none of the government’s seem to be doing anything about it… it’s my personal experience that all the netas are hands in glove when in it comes to taking action on some high rank official and especially when he knows how the game works
This is the Era where we glorify Jauhar in the name of creativity and 8 month old baby girls are raped by 28 year old cousins.
I applaud u for bringing this to our notice but until we wake up to the fact that our thinking has to undergo a radical change and molestation is not a part of growing boys mentality (as per a prominent leader,)… We are not the country we need to be.
May devils harshest curse befall the beast Sps Rathore ,May people wince at his pathetic state and spit on him,may part of his body putrify emanating unbearable stench.
I don’t believe that these type of accident will never happen in future as long as present system of court proceedings continues. And if you categorize the criminals, the police will be at the top of the table. With these police and system the Ruchikas will have to suffer more! Sorry to comment like this.
Yes, Shekharji. Whoever did this should account for it, at the least. And will some one in BJP, HM or many lady ministers or office bearers or the lofty PM himself, take personal interest? I, for one, admire you for bringing this up like this.
Dear Mr. Shekhar Gupta,
Thanks for highlighting the plight of Girhotras.
If this was US any other developed democracy, even today this rouge could have been prosecuted and jailed for life in a months time. (refer to Larry Nassar) for crimes committed decades ago.
Unfortunately, our Govt. and Courts wants proof, an eyewitness to prosecute as if for every breaking of law, there is a witness standing.
Our common citizens will continue to live this way for generations to come
In developed nations also courts need proof else anybody could harass anybody else.
Congratulation to bring the incident in public. Really this is unfortunate that such a criminal got VIP treatment on republic day. Govt should be ashamed of this.
Absolutely brilliant piece, hard hitting sir.