Shocking video: Uttar Pradesh police strip dalit women

Akhilesh Yadav should resign for such an incident.

Published: October 9, 2015 2:28 AM IST

By Rishabh Chakravorty

Shocking video: Uttar Pradesh police strip dalit women

The atrocities of the police know no bounds in India but they are seldom recorded without the interference of the hooligan police officials. In a shocking video of the Uttar Pradesh police’s inhumane treatment, a couple of women who are being reported to be of low caste and a man are nearly stripped completely naked. The word shocking is thrown around a lot of social media but this really is a shocking video that will rock you to your core.

One woman who can be seen wearing her brassiere to save her modesty or what;s left of it after such a heinous way of treating another human being. She probably was wearing a sari or another form of clothing with a blue piece of cloth covering her head. The 49 second video shames every fibre of your body that makes us a civilized society. We must warn you that the video is graphic and viewer discretion is advised because such a video cannot be easily unseen or forgotten.

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The later half of the video shows another woman being dragged like a rag doll. There aren’t enough words to describe how spine chilling this video is. What kind of a country is this where a woman of whichever strata of the society is treated without respect. It may not physically intrusive like rape but the punishment for such a crime should not be any lesser because how can you possibly repair the modesty of another human being after being treated in such a manner.

Having friends and family from UP, we are aware that things are bad despite what Akhilesh Yadav may want us to believe. But, such incidents are hard to imagine, forget having to watch this or worse be the victim. At a time where the Prime Minister of the country is meeting top minds in USA to help India go digital, basic needs and fundamental rights cannot be safeguarded. The police is supposed to help the common man but what looks like a corrupt officer with connections in the right places to get away even if he is caught red handed, the audacity of such inhuman people is on the rise.

We may deem the practise of hanging and beheading criminals a barbarian act which has no place in a civilized society but what is civilized about the video posted on Facebook? If it’s on the internet then the world can watch it. Is this what you should expect in 2015? When will there be a government that doesn’t give a damn about getting re-elected and cleans up the system of corruption. A few cases of strict punishment for rapes and corruption and a standard will be set for wrongdoers to fear the law the way criminals are supposed to.

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