Hyderabad rape-murder case: From Parliament to social media, from chief ministers to actors and sports stars, several invoked the “delay” in the judicial system to justify the killings.
The showering of petals by local residents on the Telangana Police team that shot dead all the four accused in the gangrape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad found an echo far beyond the scene of the crime. From Parliament to social media, from chief ministers to actors and sports stars, several invoked the “delay” in the judicial system to justify the killings. The shrill clamour was amplified through Friday, forcing much of the political establishment to mirror it rather than reflect on its implications.
Nothing illustrates this better than a statement in the morning from the BJP’s Telangana unit: “India is not a banana republic and is bound by legal and constitutional framework. Politics over crime cannot set a right precedence.” By evening, the tone had changed. Asked to explain this, a senior BJP leader told The Indian Express: “We began by being critical of the Government since we are in the opposition but then realised we had to respond to public sentiment.
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