Justice for Swar Thounaojam
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When the police turn perpetrators it renders the system impotent. Joining a mob and assaulting a lone woman, allowing a offender to getaway and watching a woman being heckled by a mob is not merely negligence of duty but a sign that there is larger malaise in our society.
Swar Thounaojam, a well-known playwright and theatre director was driving her car at 7 PM on 5/12/12 when her car was rear ended by a biker. She got down to talk to him when he started abusing her, a crowd of men gathered and joined in abusing her. She called a traffic constable for help, and instead of helping her he tried to get the offender to escape. When she tried to stop him, he punched her, grabbed her and threw her; the offender managed to getaway.
A bigger crowd that had gathered tried to touch her and pull at her clothes, when she tried to take their pictures on her mobile phone, some of them started undressing and behaving obscenely, the traffic cop joined them and laughed at her. An FIR as been filed against the errant cop (who is supposed to protect and not assault) as well as the offending biker, and others who assaulted the victim. We demand that the errant cop be punished for negligence of duty and as well as for criminal offences of assault
Swar Thounaojam, a well-known playwright and theatre director was driving her car at 7 PM on 5/12/12 when her car was rear ended by a biker. She got down to talk to him when he started abusing her, a crowd of men gathered and joined in abusing her. She called a traffic constable for help, and instead of helping her he tried to get the offender to escape. When she tried to stop him, he punched her, grabbed her and threw her; the offender managed to getaway.
A bigger crowd that had gathered tried to touch her and pull at her clothes, when she tried to take their pictures on her mobile phone, some of them started undressing and behaving obscenely, the traffic cop joined them and laughed at her. An FIR as been filed against the errant cop (who is supposed to protect and not assault) as well as the offending biker, and others who assaulted the victim. We demand that the errant cop be punished for negligence of duty and as well as for criminal offences of assault
Sign the petition --> http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Legal_action_against_the_traffic_constable_and_bystanders_who_abused_and_assaulted_Swar_Thounaojam_in_Bangalore/?ckqHacb
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