Barnali's demise reflects the shameless face of our society which has waken up too late. In the last few days three other incidents have occured. I don't know whether it is an extensive media coverage of "RAPE AND DEATH OF eight year olds" (and such incidents occur regularly) or there is a sudden rise of such incidents. We have been keeping a blind eye to many such incidents in the past which were mere trifles to us. Now let this the end of it. The end of the idea of such devilish tendencies. We will have to act together. We make the laws and we must ensure that social discipline is upheld in the roots of our society and not only in the house of law. We must collectively keep a vigil on such demons and it should not be th responsibilities of the parents of eight year olds. Warn them, bring them to justice and if still not reformed give them the hardest of punishments. Judge them and if convicted punish them fast. Let the media publish the severity of the punishments the demons get so that others get warned. /prasenjit
> -----Original Message----- > From: Sanchayita Sharma [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 22 July 2002 18:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Help Barnali get justice > > Hello everyone, > I am forwarding this tragic story which I just received from Guwahati > > Sanchayita Sharma > London > ************************************************************************** > ** > ************************* > Dear Friends, > > 13th July 2002 is a black day for anybody who considers himself to be a > human-being. It is the day when the life of a tender girl-child was > snuffed > out in the most gruesome manner ever imagined. A life which had not yet > begun a life which had not yet learnt to comprehend what life itself was > all > about Yes I am talking about Barnali Deb , the eight year old girl-child > who was snatched away from the midst of sleeping parents, brutally raped > and murdered by three employees of Network Travels in Paltan Bazar, > Guwahati, within the terminal premises itself. On that fateful night , > Bishnu and Anima Deb along with their eight-year old daughter Barnali and > four year old son Ajoy had missed the night bus service to Tuensang in > Nagaland where Bishnu Deb makes a living > by running a tailoring shop. Bishnu Deb sought refuge for his family to > spend the night in the bus premises which was allowed by the watchman > concerned. After some time a bus of the travel agency along with the > driver > and conductor entered the premises and it was > then that the three committed the gruesome inhuman crime. It is beyond us > as > members of the so called civilised society to comprehend what could have > been the feelings of that tender girl child to find herself no longer > within > the secure arms of her parents. No words can express the anguish, the > trauma that she must have gone through. Is this the kind of world we want > for our children? > > Today the three inhuman criminals are in custody. But can we hope that the > rigmarole of our judicial system, our government attitude will give us the > justice we seek for Barnali? We need greater public awareness for the > cause > of atrocities on women and children. Please lend us your voice and help us > create public opinion and awareness about little Barnali. Help Barnali get > justice and > help millions of other Barnalis live their lives in dignity , rejoice in > their innocence, find joy in living. > > Mail your opinions at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On behalf of Nari Adhikar Mancha Assam, > > Bobbeeta Sharma > (Anchor/Producer for Television) Sangita Advertising, > Anuradha Complex, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21, Assam. > > **************************************************************************** This electronic communication and any accompanying document is being transmitted over the Indian Oil Network and contains confidential information that is for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and is protected against unauthorised disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended receipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver to the intended receipient, or is not intended to act on it, be aware that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or the use of its contents is prohibited and is likely to be attended by legal consequences. If you have received this communication in error and/or are not the intended receipient, please immediately notify the undersigned or Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at the telephone or the fax number or email address given above and permanently delete the original message from your email system. Whilst this mail has been checked for all the known viruses, recipients should undertake their own virus checking as Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. will not accept any liability whatsoever ****************************************************************************
