I am on this pages once again for Jisha, a 29 year old who
tried hard to fight against all odds and would have succeeded, if it was not
cut short, in the most horrific manner. Those who found her says they have not come
across such brutality in their life time.
Normally I scan for local news
from newspapers, as well as from TV, yet I never caught this news. It never scrolled as breaking news when Kerala has 7 regional news channels. It happened
6 days ago and yesterday, the TV channel, Kairali commenced a hashtag #JusticeforJisha and
only then did the rest catch up. Where were they until then is another mystery but let me give credit where it is due even when I try to forgive the political motivation. I scanned for an English version to post in
twitter and realized that no other newspaper had given any importance to this
news as yet. Maybe it is the election heat but it is extremely shameful and a very
sad state of affairs too.
Jisha, a law student was staying with her mentally unstable
mother. She has an elder sister, a divorcee who is staying with her
grandmother. Her father abandoned them when she was barely 5 years old and is
staying elsewhere. Her mother being a daily wager and had gone out for work on
that fateful day and she was alone is their one room house.
KOCHI: In a chilling reminder of the ‘Nirbhaya’ incident in New Delhi,
Jisha, an LLB student in Kuruppampady near Perumbavoor was brutally tortured
and sexually assaulted before being murdered, revealed the postmortem report.
The report also revealed that the culprit had used a sharp weapon to extract
her intestines. Jisha suffered over 30 stab injuries. Her chest was pierced by
a double-edged dagger. The severe injury inflicted on her head led to her
death, according to the postmortem report. The postmortem was conducted at the
Alappuzha Government Medical College.
According to officials, the samples have been sent for forensic
examination, and the result is expected within a week.
Meanwhile, the probe into the murder has not gained any significant leads
so far. According to the police officers, preliminary investigation revealed
Jisha was murdered when she resisted the rape attempt. The police are yet
to ascertain even the exact time of her death. A special investigation team
headed by Perumbavoor DySP Anil Kumar is probing the case.
Here is a girl who was trying hard to make it on her own in
a State which is generally conducive to such attempts. Or am I living in a fool’s
paradise?
The justification for this rape too may come in due course.
Even in Kerala there are many enlightened ones who think girls should not venture
out of the house after dark to avoid rape and should also choose rape resistive
attire (What is that?? ). For such intelligent beings, please chew on this; this
girl was in her own house and yet a few decided to rape and kill her brutally,
in broad daylight. But the worst fact is that no one thought this was news
worthy and hence I am forced to say it here; she was poor and a dalit.
Now one may fault the housing, the location, and even the
fact that she did not have a male “protector” in her house. How many girls in
our nation can pass all this criteria? Never mind the entire nation, let me
only take my own State. My daughter too occasionally lives with her old
grandmother in a house which can be broken down if a serious attempt is made.
Knowing Kerala, like the rest, even I would like to suspect
the migrant workers who are in abundance in this area. Perumbavoor, a municipality in Ernakulam District is one
place where the migrant workers came in hordes more than a decade ago. In fact, this district has the highest number of migrant worker: 8 Lakhs. Yet
the State has no foolproof method to organize them. Organizing them is not tough
if one demands voter’s card or any other national identity before hiring them. But unless the authority and those who hire them cooperate, this is not going to happen.But let us not be quick to blame the migrant worker. Here is another case which is yet to be solved and though she was in a “secured” place, she lost the rape fight.
The case that became notable for the delay was on a petition demanding CBI investigation into the death of Jisamol, a final year nursing student in a hostel at Thrissur. Though the final hearing on the petition filed by the girl's mother, Binny Devasya, was over by April 12th last year and the case was reserved for pronouncing orders, the judgment was delivered only on May 26th this year
The case that became notable for
the delay was on a petition demanding CBI investigation into the death of
Jisamol, a final year nursing student in a hostel at Thrissur. Though the final
hearing on the petition filed by the girl's mother, Binny Devasya, was over by
April 12th last year and the case was reserved for pronouncing orders, the
judgment was delivered only on May 26th this year.
CBI probe was sought by the mother into the
death of her daughter, Jisamol of Chetupuzha, in her hostel room on December 5,
2005. She was a final year general nursing student at San Jose Parish Hospital
at Thrissur. The girl was found hanging dead in the hostel room.
In the judgment by justice CT Ravikumar, it is
held that a CBI probe is needed as local police and crime branch hasn't been
able to determine the cause of the alleged suicide even after the long-drawn
investigation.
After conducting an investigation into the
unnatural death case, Pavaratty police had filed a report to the magistrate
court stating that it is a suicide case. Meanwhile, chemical examiner's report
said the girl was subjected to sexual intercourse.
As for the recent victim Jisha , they say it may be too late for the probe. If the rapist
was a migrant worker, he may have already left Kerala, and as for neighbors, I think 6 days
are more than enough to nab if it was one of them.
The police force in Kerala have always done their best, unless
political intervention thwarted their efforts, but this crime is going to stand
out as the worst in their history, if the criminals are not found and punished. Source:
http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/perumbavoor-jisha-murder-case-latest-3855.html
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/LLB-Student-Sexually-Assaulted-Brutally-Murdered/2016/05/03/article3412486.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Delayed-justice-Kerala-HCs-order-for-CBI-probe-comes-out-after-a-year/articleshow/36450319.cms
