by postbox74

Rape-me-not

 

“Three men attacked me and hurled me at the wall like a ball. They hit my legs with stones even as they shot videos with their phones.

Blood boiled in every vain,

Like a flicker in every flame.

Tears streaming from her eyes,

Cause her life was built on lies.

The marks they left were red

and inside she was already dead

Not a word to utter

behind the gruesome shutter

8 years old

couldnt fight the fate so told.

dark black eyes, crying grief and pain

scream or fight, all in vain.

what was her fault?

she’s an Indian girl. DOT.

-Celcia John

“My body is my body, none of your body”

She can’t move an inch because of injuries on her limbs and hips.
Her right knee is swollen while the right hand has a fracture which has been operated upon. Suma (name changed), 26, says that the excruciating pain is bad, but worse is the mental trauma of being raped by six men three weeks ago and fending for herself for over thirty-four hours before being rescued.

Suma, who moved to Bangalore fourteen years ago after she lost her family in an earthquake, works as a dishwasher for just Rs. 50 a day. She was gang raped on November 23rd, 2017 by six unidentified men in an abandoned building where she lived, in the outskirts of Anekkal. “When they left me, I could not walk. With hardly any clothes on my body, I crawled to the main road the next morning and sat near the bus stop the whole day. No one approached me and I was too scared to talk to anyone.”

This is not just the experience of one girl or one woman, but hundreds across the country who are still unable to talk about the atrocious acts of violence that they have faced. Rape, sexual abuse, or sexual assault can happen to anyone, no matter how old they are, or what race, gender, or sexual orientation they are. Some people believe it only happens to girls, but that’s not true. Most victims of sexual assault are female, but 1 out of every 5 victims is male. 

According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. Out of these, 24,470 were committed by someone known to the victim, i.e., 98% of the cases. India has been characterized as one of the ‘countries with the lowest per capita rates of rape. According to NCRB’s 2015 statistics, Madhya Pradesh has the highest raw number of rape reports among Indian states, while Jodhpur in Rajasthan has the highest per capita rate of rape reports in cities followed by Delhi, the capital city.

 

 

36 thoughts on “Rape-me-not”

  6. Even though the topic is something that we all have been deliberating over and over for years, the gravity of the issue is never decreasing.

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  7. Even though the topic is something that we all have been deliberating over and over for years, the gravity of the issue is never decreasing. After all it’s elevating day by day.

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  14. Very informative blog with a strong beginning statement. Appropriate quotes chosen in between to deliver a strong message. Nice work!

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  19. The statements in quotes accurately reflect the feeling in every person, more in women I would like to say. It is horrifying to read or listen about the rape cases everyday and even more terrible that no action is being taken to prevent. I hope the message in this well-written article spreads and brings about a positive change.

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  32. This post is really well written. Rape is not just an act of violence, it destroys families and lives. There needs to be an end to it.

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  34. The poetry is just brilliant. It rushes me to think about the sad lives of the innocent young. Physical abuse and rape by family and relatives are increasing day by day. Such blog posts can be of power to the needy.

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