Did 'THE ENCOUNTER' make you contented?

       

On December 6, Friday, 2019. The four accused of rape of a 25 year old woman named Priyanka Reddy, reportedly tried to abscond from police custody when they were trying to recreate the crime scene on the same highway where the woman's burnt body was found. The police took control of the action by firing bullets in which the four accused died. The four men, named Mohammed Arif, Chintakunta Chennakeshavulu, Jollu Shiva and Jollu Naveen were between 20-26 and were all lorry cleaners.

           It is the most praiseworthy news you will hear today. The police officials did a great job in shooting down the four accused. The nation is in a wave of exuberance and celebrating the episode.

But the thing we are forgetting is that the justice is not served from the side of our government and constitution. *IT WAS AN ENCOUNTER*. The rape cases in our country are still rampant and in most cases the accused or convicts are set free by the authorities. It is heartbreaking to realize that a culprit of the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case has still not received a final verdict from the court even after seven years of the incident. And who knows how many cases like this are still lying with justice unserved. 

          The thing is- that this time there was an uproar and agitation amongst people. People showed their rage through social media and protests. We tend to do it every now and then whenever gruesome cases like these come in light. But we can neither do it forever and nor every time there'll be an encounter. Many unheard cases will lie untended. The bottom line is... We Should Not Be Happy. We should not be happy until every voice calling out for help is heard, we should not be happy until every brute like these rapists are hanged till death, and we should not be happy until we build a nation where every woman, no matter who and where can have the confidence of stepping out of their homes without feeling terrified. We are the people that can bring a change and eradicate this social evil from its root.