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Wednesday, Apr 27, 2005

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Shocking

Cars and motorcycles driving down the Marine Drive in Mumbai brake and heads turn to look for the remains of the police outpost where a minor was allegedly raped by a policeman on duty in broad daylight. The incident has shocked the city, which prides itself on being safe for women compared with metropolises like Delhi.

In a city where working women travel alone even at night without fear, the incident has sent shock waves. There have been other horror stories in the past, including the case of the girl who lost both her legs after being pushed off a suburban train by a petty thief. Are women still safe in Mumbai? Or should Mumbai's authorities press the panic button?

Shahina Shaikh,
Nagpur

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The Mumbai Police deserve praise for taking an unbiased stand in the rape case. The dismissal of the accused pending trial is a step in the right direction.

Shaista Fayyaz Pathan,
Mumbai

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The decline in the standards of the police force is because of political influence in appointments and postings. The police are used to protect the interests of the party in power, and in turn, protection is extended to the erring personnel who are in the good books of the powers that be. The rot has eaten into the system so completely that the Mumbai police, once called the Scotland Yard of India, have fallen from grace today. The rape case is only a symptom of the disease.

Baru Rajendra Prasad,
Hyderabad

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