OVER AND OVER AGAIN...

What are the chances that the doctor couple killed their daughter with a golf club and slit her throat with surgical precision? If at all, the parents were involved in the most savage murder of the unfortunate girl, a part of me which believes in humanity will die.

I am not a sleuth or a criminal investigator to comment on the merits of the case.

However, I am a parent, a mother.
Two days after she was found murdered the Additional Director of UP police Brij Lal grabbed the opportunity to appear on television and smugly announced that the fourteen year old girl was having an affair with the forty-five year old servant. I remember his smug face, his heroic demeanor, as he divulged unconfirmed details.

The girl died again.

Following week, another police officer announced that the girl was found in a compromising position with the servant. The father, in a fit of rage killed them both while the mother was a mute willing witness.

The girl died again.

After the police had bungled and had their tryst on the small screen, the media fell to the enticement of TRPs. The Hindi television channels went ahead with their own investigations. Binging on every detail, one channel discovered a boyfriend of the fourteen year old girl. Aaj Tak enacted the scene of crime with sexual innuendos, and sensational insensitivity.

The girl died again.

Not to be daunted by constant bungling, the police announced that the father was having an affair with his female colleague. The daughter objected to his illicit relationship, so he slit his daughter’s throat. There was no proof of the alleged affair. Meanwhile the father was sent to jail after everyone from the police to the media had emptied their values on ethics.

The girl died again.

Soon after the three servants were subjected to interrogation and they allegedly discussed the girls physical attributes in detail. Gory details were leaked in the media and discussed on national television. Temptation for fame was never a sin. It never stained hands.

The girl died again.

The parents were subjected to Narco analysis and lie detector tests and the premier investigative agency took over the case. Two and a half years later the investigative agency threw their hands up and filed a closure report. Today, a television anchor asked the mother, “According to the closure report, the girls private parts were cleaned before the police arrived. Can you take us to through the entire act of dressing up?

The girl died again.

After every incineration has had a chance, it is unlikely that the culprit will be identified soon. Justice eludes. Meanwhile reputations are tarnished without evidence. We do NOT want anymore daily updates on the case, from the police or the media. Justice will do.

(I was hesitant to post this write up. Wrote it after the above question perturbed me and forced me to pen my thoughts.)