The Dalit class in India has a population of 200 million and has been discriminated against and abused for a long time. The “Dalit” was regarded as the lowest class of society under the early Indian caste system. , Although the Indian government has long since been abolished when it became independent in 1947, India has a vast territory, and this kind of thinking has changed to a very different degree among the people. Unexpectedly, recently, a pair of untouchable sisters were tricked into the wilderness and sexually assaulted. After the killing, the body was even hung from a tree to create the illusion of suicide, and the case immediately sparked outrage in India.
According to Indian media reports, the incident happened in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, the sisters, aged 14 and 17, were invited by three suspects to have a sex life together. Traveling by motor vehicle, they were taken to the field for sexual abuse. The sisters asked two of the suspects to marry them back. Unexpectedly, the two suspects found other accomplices to strangle them, and then hung them from a tree, trying to Create the illusion of hanging yourself.
After the news of the killing of the sisters came to light, family members and villagers staged a demonstration on the road leading to the city on the 14th, demanding that the police seek justice for them. The local police held a press conference on the 15th and announced the arrest of a total of six suspects, one of whom was shot and injured by the police for resisting arrest.
As early as May 2014, there was also a case of a pair of cousins who were sexually assaulted in the northern province of India and were later found hanged from a mango tree. After the incident, the media was shocked. At that time, five suspects were arrested due to insufficient evidence. Release without charge. In response to the sexual assault and killing, the deputy governor of Northern Province, Brajesh Pathak, vowed to speed up the judicial process, promising “that the soul of the perpetrator will tremble in the reincarnation of the next few lives”.
It is also reported that at least five of the six suspects are Muslims. In the atmosphere of long-term confrontation between Hindus and Muslims due to their historical origins, the incident may turn into a religious conflict. Several politicians have called on those with a heart not to resort to religion. Politics in the name.
Apart from conflicts between caste system and religions, according to the latest data released by India’s National Crime Statistics Bureau (NCRB), Indian police reported 31,677 cases of sexual assault in 2021, an increase of 19.34% over the previous year, equivalent to the average There are 87 incidents of sexual assault every day.