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Why we should not lodge an FIR against rape.

India, where it is the easiest thing to do is to be a good guy; because the definition of being a good guy is that you have to respect women, you have to treat them equally. That's all.

But what do the stats say? Every 16 minutes, a woman is raped in India.

What do the stats say? Only the recorded ones. Almost 90% of rapists are relatives or known men.

On May 21, 2004, a 15-year-old girl who didn't bother anyone was alone at her house when a guy came to her door, probably known to her, and asked whether she would go to a shop to buy something. When the 15-year-old asked for money, he took her to his house forcefully.

Fast forward. Doctors examined her. Her vulva was red and contained a white liquid.

But what did Justice Vyas state in the judgment?

"When the evidence of the prosecutrix is considered in the proper perspective, it is clear that the commission of actual rape has not been established, as the victim's own statement creates doubt. At one stage of her evidence, she stated that the appellant had penetrated his private part into her vagina, and in her further evidence, she stated that the appellant had kept his private part above her vagina for about 10 minutes. She again affirmed that the appellant had kept his private part above her private part but had not penetrated it."

Hence, it was categorized as an attempt to rape, but not rape.

{This decision took 22 years.}

So when you think about why people question the statistics of rape, here is the reason.

So go ahead, report cases, but only those with enough spice for society will be escalated.

We shape society. We don't know that in Bihar, a guy threw his wife and three kids into a canal, but we are worried about Ketan Sharma more. No, I will never say that Ketan Sharma's case was less important, but however seriously society looks at something, the media covers it with the same intensity.

If rapes are not covered seriously by the media, indirectly we are responsible. For sure, we are more tired, and this has become a new normal for us.

But if we get serious—

The media will look into it more.

There will be pressure on the system to get cases closed early.

So raise your voice. Step up. Even a single impression does something.

Because silence does not make the problem disappear; it only makes it easier to ignore. Every time we choose not to talk about it, not to question the system, or not to demand accountability, we allow another victim to feel alone. Change does not begin in courtrooms or newsrooms. It begins when ordinary people refuse to accept injustice as normal and decide that every case deserves attention, not just the ones that make headlines. Thank you, Anurag is signing out.

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