How often do we understand the difference between the people sent to custody on remand, under trials and those convicted? For us, any one sent to the four walls of judicial custody is a convict. “A person until found guilty is deemed to be innocent”, goes an old adage but...... Even those who are convicted are humans and animal like treatment given to them is not warranted … [Read more...]
Sentenced To Rot In Hell – Why Is No One Talking About The Condition Of Prison Inmates In India?
Turns out that, “Sentence to imprisonment” is becoming more of a “sentence to rot in hell”. Recent uproar about cognizance of crimes in Tihar Jail brings the age-old tradition of prisons out in the open once again. It’s often seen that senior convicts sodomize other inmates. Targets, being newer inmates who are physically weak or don’t have substantial account balance or … [Read more...]
Please Set Salman Khan Free! And Stop Wasting Time On Bhai.
On September 28, 2002, Salman Khan ran over 5 people sleeping on the footpath with his vehicle. One of them died, three others were severely injured and one got some minor bruises. Salman was in trouble. His fans thought, their Bhai will be gone for long and they won’t get to see more of him. But what happened? He was granted bail. He continued making stupid, silly movies … [Read more...]
What If You Were Made To Drink Urine And Have Sex With A Dog? Read The Story Of This Witness.
We often talk about the rights of men and women in our society, and why they are so imperative. We even raise our voices whenever these rights have any imminent threats. But this is about free men and women. But what about those who are locked up behind the bars? Are they not humans? Don’t they have human rights? If you think the answer is yes, then this prosecution … [Read more...]
Please don’t get me jailed for this, Azam Khan!
On Monday, a student studying in standard 11 was put behind the bars for sharing an offensive post against the Samajwadi Party leader, Azam Khan. The party leader found the post derogatory and insulting. Just because some teenager shared something which brought down the name of the ‘highly respected’ leader, Azam Khan made sure that he got locked up in the jail. This … [Read more...]