Delhi Gangrape & Rapist's Interview: Twitter flooded with anger as #NirbhayaInsulted, yet again
Bengaluru, March 4: Two years after the infamous Delhi gangrape case, Nirbhaya case is back to haunt the country once again. This time the countrymen has been irked by a documentary featuring interview of one of the rapists -- Mukesh Singh.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reacted strongly against the interview and asked Tihar jail authority to conduct an inquiry into the matter. Meanwhile, the home ministry asked all news channels not to carry reports regarding the documentary.
A few statements of Mukesh Singh have already created controversy across the country. Heat of the controversy reached Parliament which was adjourned for 15 minutes amidst noisy scenes on Wednesday, March 4. [Dec 16 Delhi Gangrape Case: Rapists justify themselves, now Nirbhaya's mother breaks silence]
The 23-year-old victim, who is known as Nirbhaya, was brutally raped in a moving bus and later was thrown out of it by six men. Two years after the gruesome incident, Mukesh Singh, the driver of the bus, claimed that it was Nirbhaya's "mistake to have ventured out after 9 pm."
The rapists was found non-repentant and he was quoted as saying, "women who go out at night bring trouble for themselves by attracting the attention of molesters. A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy." [Now Nirbhaya rapist has an advise for women! Don't protest when raped, you will live]
Nirbhaya, who was returning from a cinema theatre was given lift in a mini bus by the six men. She was accompanied by one of her male friends.
In the bus she was violated and beaten brutally with iron rods. A rod was inserted in her private part. She succumbed to her injuries a few days later.
Countrymen were stunned to hear the statements of the rapists who is facing death penalty and currently has been lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi.
Micor-blogging site Twitter has been flooded with angry tweets against Mukesh Singh. #NirbhayaInsulted has been trending on top on Twitter.
#NirbhayaInsulted
what
a
shame
that
we
have
to
hear
to
this
guy's
view,
no
shame
no
remorse.
—
Anurag
Madhai
(@amb_jk)
March
4,
2015
Dear
Media
Houses,
Wasn't
it
your
moral
duty
not
to
interview
the
Rapist?
Why
blame
Home
Ministry?Just
shifting
the
focus
#NirbhayaInsulted
—
Sameer
Jain
(@iSameerjain)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
Advocate
4
accused
If
u
keep
sweets
on
street
dogs
will
eat
them
Can
he
make
same
statement
if
his
girl
is
raped
on
street
—
Bhanudas
Nadpurohit
(@Nadpurohit)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
Wats
wrong
with
u
people.
This
is
da
need
of
the
hour.
Unless
v
know
the
psychology
of
a
rapist,
how
can
v
fix
the
issue.
—
Kashyap
(@gvkashyap)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
He
will
only
profit
from
such
autobiography.
Profit
from
crime?
—
T
Hasib
(@t_hasib)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
:LesleeUdwin
of
BBC
should
filme
the
hanging
of
RapeCriminals
and
show
them
rather
than
their
interviews/sermons
on
rape.
—
SudhirBharg
(@sudhirbharg)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
Sometimes
showing
the
country
mirror
would
help
unless
it
is
you
who
is
scared
of
inner
truths
yourself...
—
Rajiv
Kumar
(@rajivrem)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
media
should
act
with
responsibility.
It
should
not
run
after
TRP.
—
girish
modi
(@girish_krmodi)
March
4,
2015
Do
you
know
what
is
#NirbhayaInsulted
?
Its
an
effort
to
brush
under
the
carpet
the
most
serious
of
all
problems
facing
India.
—
Chetan
Joshi
(@jossolid)
March
4,
2015
I
fully
support
ban
on
#Nirbhayadocumentary
as
there
are
NO
two
sides
of
the
story.Stop
showing
a
perverted
mind's
version
#NirbhayaInsulted
—
ANIMESH
KUMAR
(@iANIMESHKUMAR)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
really?
I
don't
think
so.
Please
stop
politicising
the
issue.
This
is
insane
to
even
think
tht
this
is
platform
for
rapist
—
Tulika
Saxena
(@stulika73)
March
4,
2015
Why
didn't
any
Indian
journalist
try
to
talk
to
Nirbhaya
rapist
before
taking
a
moral
promontory?
#NirbhayaInsulted
#Nirbhayadocumentary
—
Arun
Ram
(@Arun_Ram)
March
4,
2015
can
we
blame
d
mirror
if
we
don't
like
the
reflection
it
portrays?
We
have
to
change
ourselves.
Don't
ban
the
documentary.
#NirbhayaInsulted
—
Dharmesh
Mehta
(@dharmesh_mehta1)
March
4,
2015
#NirbhayaInsulted
The
rapists
should
be
tried
by
the
PUBLIC.
Police
&
Courts
be
kept
away.
They
deserve
nothing
less
than
DEATH
—
R
B
Nayar
(@nayarrbk)
March
4,
2015
The
people
who
should
be
shamed
the
most
in
this
#NirbhayaInsulted
debate
are
getting
a
free
pass
as
usual.
The
Indian
justice
system
—
IndiaSpeaks
(@IndiaSpeaksPR)
March
4,
2015
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