What's happening in India..

A para-medical student, who was travelling in a bus with her male friend was gang raped by a group of men when the bus was running and was thrown out of the vehicle. She is now admitted in the hospital with critical physical injuries. This is actually not new in a metropolitan city- several cases of physical and sexual assault have taken place before, brought to the notice of the public, taken to the court and have got their respective results. But one question burns in everyone's mind: Though such people know that they are going to be caught and punished under the law, they still commit such crime in public, and to everyone's notice. What gives them the dare to do such things? Don't they think about the consequences they are going to face? The social media has become so convenient to share videos relating to any crime/ such incident happening in any part of the world. In fact, the teenage girl who was stripped and assaulted was recorded and first published on youtube. It was only after an hour or so the police rushed to the spot and started investigating. And what was the public doing? They just witnessed the incident happening before their eyes. No-one festinated or rushed to the police, nor did they call and inform them. Few weeks back there was another allegation made by a North Eastern woman saying that she was verbally and physically abused by a gang of men (including a traffic police man) on a busy street in Bangalore. There have been major discussions about such issues in the media. There have been debates among people and service men regarding the safety of women in India. But, where is the finishing line? The race is going on and on and on.
                                            Being a girl, I have faced a lot of problems because of miscreants and the so-called 'Roadside Romeos'. A girl cannot stand in the bus stop without getting noticed. Men around us (of all ages) keep staring and notice each and everything we do. Constant commenting, signalling and sometimes getting closer happens.They chirp, whistle or even go the extent of singing to seek our attention. Inside the bus, they try to feel us( I am sorry if it sounds vulgar, but that's the ugly truth) and sometimes get so close. Few men even follow girls without their knowledge or peep into their identity cards looking for information(Beware!).In simple words, it can be called 'men menace'.
                                             I am not blaming the gender as a whole. Neither all the police men. For instance, one of my friends narrated an incident where a 40 year old man, a pervert, went around the bus stop touching women without their conscious. My friend and few others saw this and reported in a nearby police station. Two policemen immediately rushed to the bus stop and caught the pervert with the help of these girls. I actually appreciated my friend instead of talking about the greatness of the police. The police just did their job, but what these girls did was service. I am again making it clear- I am not blaming Shiela Dixit or Jagadish Shetter for not running a proper system, nor I am blaming the police men of our country. I entirely feel the situation of a particular city or a state depends on the public and their role in the society. Just awareness is not enough-we have to make sure that the entire public, minus status issues, should participate in activities against injustice. Only then the police will perform their job better, rather than repudiating the allegations made by us. A robust body should be brought in and the rules should become stringent that  offenders should get scared to commit crime. It's high time we all put our hands to welcome this change, instead of crying  over spilt milk. Let us succeed in our endeavour!