Last night, I saw some really disturbing news on TV. A girl took an auto from Forum Mall in Bangalore. She was talking on her phone while the auto driver was driving her to her destination. On the way, he turned into a deserted stretch and sprayed something on her face which made her lose consciousness immediately. She was found lying on the street a few hours later by some people who took her to the hospital. She had no recollection of what had happened to her. The doctors told her upon medical examination that she had been raped.
She consulted a counsellor who visited her. The counsellor hypnotised her and while under the effect of hypnosis she remembered that she had been raped by more than one person in the auto. The counsellor stayed with her for some time and then left her asleep. The next morning, the girl jumped off her apartment building and died. She was from a North-Indian family who refused to file a complaint with the police. The counsellor decided to come forward anonymously to report this incident to the media as the auto driver is still at large on the roads of the city and will obviously never be caught. There will be no one to testify against him even if he was caught.
This is such appalling cruelty. I couldn't sleep for a long time after listening to this. To think that I see Forum mall every day of my life, sends shivers down my spine. I don't think I'll dare get into an auto for some days now. Its an occupational hazard being a girl,working and alone.
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