‘It Scares Me To Be In Such Situations’

‘If
you
are
old
enough
to
rape,
you
are
old
enough
to
be
punished.’

Quite
a
few
women
from
the
film
industry


joined
the
nation
in
speaking
out
against
the


gruesome
rape
and
murder
of
the
Kolkata
doctor.

“What
is
disturbing
is
the
political
lip-service
and
lack
of
concrete
measures
to
step
up
law
enforcement,”
Pooja
Bedi
tells

Subhash
K
Jha.

Raima
Sen

It’s
horrific
and
shameless
on
our
part
for
something
so
awful
to
happen.

I
grew
up
in
Kolkata,
did
my
schooling
and
college
here,
and
used
to
think
that
the
city
was
safe
for
women.
No
more.

Justice
should
be
meted
out
and
the
punishment
should
be
highlighted
so
that
the
nation
will
know
what
is
done
to
rapists.

That
part
should
be
covered
as
extensively
and
in
detail
so
we
can
instill
fear
in
potential
criminals.

It
scares
me
to
be
in
such
situations.

I’ve
managed
to
get
away
with
my
presence
of
mind
but
all
women
don’t
have
that
kind
of
luck
always.

My
advice
is
not
just
for
young,
single,
working
girls
but
for
the
world
to
now
at
all
costs
create
awareness
and
make
the
world
a
safer
place
for
women.

Protective
measures
should
be
actively
and
immediately
implemented.

I
don’t
think
any
kind
of
punishment
would
be
enough,
and
age
should
be
no
bar
to
punishment.

If
you
are
old
enough
to
rape,
you
are
old
enough
to
be
punished.

Neena
Gupta

I
am
trying
to
think
of
a
way
by
which
these
incidents
can
be
stopped
but
cannot
find
a
solution.

Changing
society
will
take
a
long
time.

A
lot
of
things
went
through
my
mind
about
how
to
protect
women
from
predators
but
nothing
seems
to
work.

It
is
a
very
sad
situation.
I
really
want
somebody
to
find
a
solution,
I
couldn’t.

As
far
as
my
safety
is
concerned,
I
am
too
old,
and
my
profession
is
such
that
I
am
safe
with
my
units.
But
for
young,
single.
working
girls,
I
am
sorry,
I
have
no
advice.

Divya
Khossla

I’m
distraught,
shocked
and
heartbroken
with
the
recent
rape
incident
that
took
place
in
Kolkata.

Another
soul
crushed,
another
spirit
broken,
when
does
this
stop?

This
heinous
crime
deserves
the
most
severe
punishment.

Justice
is
our
right,
we
owe
this
to
every
woman
in
this
country.

Dia
Mirza

I
don’t
feel
safe
in
my
own
country.

My
family
fears
for
my
safety
and
the
safety
of
women
more
than
ever
before.

There
are
some
seriously
sick
minds
plaguing
our
nation
and
it’s
time
to
address
this
epidemic
disease.

By
pushing
away
the
ugly
truth
about
the
existence
of
a
perverse
minds
in
our
society,
we
won’t
be
able
to
help
change/educate
or
bring
any
kind
of
reform.

Pooja
Bedi

There
is
no
country
that
is
free
of
crime.

What
is
disturbing
is
the
political
lip-service
and
lack
of
concrete
measures
to
step
up
law
enforcement.

Photographs
curated
by
Anant
Salvi/Rediff.com