Rape, Can a dream of crime free society be possible?

Rapist belongs to all parties, castes and creed. It is not written on anyone’s forehead. In spite of the prosperity, globalization and education, we have failed to eliminate the violence against women. We worship woman as a Goddess, regard her as a mother, love her as a wife and she is most affectionate to us as a daughter but still we commit violence against her. As per the statistics available, every 3rd minute a case of violence against woman is registered in India. Every day 50 cases of dowry related violence are reported and every 29th minute a woman is raped. All rape cases are not reported to police but if you consider all rape cases, then probably a woman is raped in India every 15th minute. This shows the gravity of the problem. Laws are not very strict for such type of violence against woman. Sad part of the story is that in most of the cases culprits are either close relatives, friends or known persons.
Although these cases are seldom reported, it is a known fact that women are exploited at their work place, girls suffer as a student in their school, maid servant exploited by the house keeper, disable and handicap girls sexually used in the orphanages. Women are suffering in agony but in peace as there is nobody to complain to.
The rape of a maid servant by actor Shiney Ahuja had taken the country by shock and particularly the safety of women in the city of Mumbai which was once regarded a safe haven for women. In another shocking incident it took the country's legal system nearly 20 years to put behind bars the man former Haryana police Chief S.P.S. Rathore, who had molested budding teenaged tennis player Ruchika Girhotra in August 1990. She committed suicide three years later.
Despite women personalities like Pratibha Patil, Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamta Banerjee, Girija Vyas, Sushma Swaraj, Kiran Bedi and Ex-Mumbai police Addl. Commissioner like Archana Tyagi, being at the helm of affairs and a lot of NGOs fighting for women causes, the atrocities on women does not seem to stop and continues to be on the rise. Practically, every day we come across an incident of rape or atrocities on women in the media. When will the day come when women feel safe in our country?
There is an urgent need to clear the society from crime and criminals. The atrocities and rape on women is increasing at an alarming pace. Every woman is feeling insecure in herself. The nature of crime on women has touched various heights and newer methods are evolved day in and day out to save oneself from the clutches of law after committing the crime.
The alarming situation is that even children of low age have not been spared being raped by these bloody savages. The procedure of law and order are absurd and justice gets delayed which gives frustration to justice seekers. The cost of seeking justice is alarming. Rape is one of the least reported and least prosecuted of all-violent crimes. Yet it's after effects can be devastating for the victims. Rape is the most heinous in that it violates the women's dignity, body and mind, and ravages her psyche. Yet most rapes go unreported. There are many reasons why women suffer in silence. Fear, embarrassment, shame, stigma, the fear of not being guilt, the guilt of being typecast by the society as 'that type of woman who invited the rape' etc.
These misconceptions are further fuelled by society's unsympathetic attitude towards the victim, and the abrasive and brusque manner in which the crime is investigated by the authorities. It is a great shame that more than 15,000 women are raped every year in India. The present law in respect of rape cases is considered to be extremely antiquated and culprits use loopholes to go scot-free.
This heinous crime completely disorients the victim and changes their lives forever. The immediate aftermath of a rape for most victims is a feeling of being in a state of extreme shock and trauma. It is a complete fracturing of the victim's personality and psyche. Even survivors of trauma who reconstruct new lives and who have achieved a degree of normality will find that new life events will trigger memories and reactions of the trauma. Such is the gruesome effect of this offence on its victims. The total scenario of crime leaves no ray of hope, intelligentsia is helpless. The right citizen dares not come forward. In such a situation is there a ray of hope? Can justice sustain the hope of the victim? Can a dream of crime free society be possible? Can it be made a reality? What can and should be done? Will it succeed or the efforts go waste? What can I do? I am alone. My voice will be unheard. These are the most common questions been raised by the public and nobody dares to come forward to stop these heinous crimes.
This clearly gives the indication that unless like-minded people join hands, think, ponder and plan their schemes and strategies and monitor their implementation, all efforts are going to be ineffective. A concentrated concrete proposal needs to be formed with all loopholes plugged; otherwise all efforts will be wasted.
"SEXUAL ASSAULT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANYTIME." Rapists look for someone who is vulnerable"...and available. RAPE IS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AND CONTROL NOT PASSION."