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A 9 year old girl was raped and murdered in Puducherry, and her body found in a sack in a drain. There are massive protests happening.
Trigger Warning: This speaks of child sexual abuse, rape, and murder, and may be triggering for survivors.
Why can’t men’s eyes see a 9-year-old girl as a kid?
If that had occurred, then the shocking incident in Puducherry wouldn’t have happened. A nine-year-old girl, a student of class five, went missing a few days ago, and a complaint was raised with the police in Puducherry.
After the missing complaint was received, a tip-off about a floating sack in a drain near the girl’s house gave doubt that led to finding her body 72 hours after her disappearance. Her hands and legs were tied together.
It was evident that she was sexually assaulted and cruelly murdered. Her parents along with the residents entered a protest to find the culprits. This incident raised shocking waves around.
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan visited the family after the incident. Interacting with reporters later, the Lt. Governor said the government will ensure that the culprits get maximum punishment.
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has announced a compensation of ₹20 lakh to the family of the child. Protests by various political parties, non-governmental organizations, and students were held seeking justice for the child at several places.
They have been arrested under the provisions of POCSO, SC/ST Acts and on charges of murder and kidnapping. It was revealed that the accused were under the influence of drugs and further investigation is on. The girl’s funeral was conducted by the family around 9:00 am on March 7 with police protection.
The life of a little soul has left behind a deep scar in society and has revealed the truth behind the safety of girls in our country. So if drug supplies are being banned/stopped, can such incidents be prevented? Kids are to be viewed as kids. If they are seen as some usable object, then these incidents can never end. As expressed by many, the punishment needs to be quick and severe which should ensure a girl can walk with true freedom to breathe safely.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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