Mumbai photojournalist gang-raped on assignment
Source: BBC
A 22-year-old photojournalist has been gang-raped by five men in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say.
The woman, who was on assignment on Thursday evening in the Lower Parel area when she was attacked, is in hospital with multiple injuries.
She was accompanied by a male colleague who was beaten by her attackers. Police have arrested one of the suspects.
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The victim of Thursday's attack worked as an intern with a Mumbai-based English magazine and had gone to the Shakti Mills - a former textile mill that now lies abandoned and in ruins - for a photo shoot, police said.
Police have released sketches of the five men they are seeking
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23806871
The BBC added some responses from prominenet Indian:
Nirmala Sitharaman of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party wrote: "Despicable! We are shamed! How long and God forbid, how many more before the criminals are punished? Wake up, India!"
"Sad validation of the fact that NO city in India is safe for women. It is after all the same prevention/enforcement mechanism in use all over," tweeted actress Gul Panag.
"Helpless to say the least... words like "devastated", disgusted" mean nothing at a time like this!!!! #gangrape in my city... I feel ashamed," director Karan Johar wrote.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)In rare good news, these posters are actually posted up everywhere in Mahalaxmi and Parel.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Bearware
(151 posts)India's huge ratio of young males to young females is close to China's for similar reasons. The reasons are cultural preferences for males combined with access to ultrasound and abortion.
India at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.12 male(s)/female ********************
25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
China at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female *********************
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
In the spirit of recent revelations in the news, I found the numbers at the following link:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2018.html
DiverDave
(4,874 posts)I cannot understand how they think this is right.
I suggest that the police set up lone woman, with plenty of backup, and GET this sick fucks off the street.
But, it'll never happen, see the cops are men (loosely speaking)
A REAL man doesnt let this shit happen, and if he see's it, gets it to stop.
Using whatever means possible, stick, rock, knife, gun...whatever equalizer is at hand.
KinMd
(966 posts)certainly would be on the top of my list, especially if I were a woman