From the Pen of Lopa

“A 3-year-old was raped and beheaded” “15-year-old was raped and burnt to ashes” “17-year-old was gang-raped in Delhi”  Many would agree that this news has become more of a common sight across daily newspapers. Humanity has stooped so low that they won’t even spare toddlers, it is far fetched thought to consider the criterion of consent between adults. If looked upon closely, one would find that victims not only have to deal with the predators and sexual offenders, but with the system down the line as well. As ugly as it sounds, it is an unfortunate truth that there have been a number of instances where people of power, ranging from politicians to government officials, have misused their position to molest, rape and later on, save themselves from legal proceedings. These actions not only result in troubles for the victims, but their families as well. Unnao rape case is one of the most recent cases, where a then MLA of a certain party raped the victim in pretense of giving empl