This
article is about the horrible incident which took place in Bombay-rape of a
nurse 42 years ago…
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| Aruna Shanbaug young of 1973 and of today before her death |
It
was the night of 27 November 1973, when a young nurse of 25 years of age, had
fallen to victim to the brutality of a man. This attacker was none other, but the
ward boy-Sohanlal Bhartha Walmiki-of the KEM Hospital where Aruna
Shanbaug was working as a trainee nurse in the city of Bombay-present Mumbai.
She
was attacked and a dog chain was tied to her neck while she was being raped. That
ordeal of few minutes blocked the blood supply to her brain and resulted in brain stem contusion and injury to her cervical cord,
leaving her cortically blind. The culprit left the victim in this state until
she was rescued. The whole episode had a left the victim in a state wherein she
could not recognise people but pain.
42 long years when she lived on the mercy of the staff
of KEM Hospital, who mostly willingly kept on taking care of this living mass
of flesh with deteriorating muscles.
It
is said that she would only respond to the few sound and put out her tongue for
check-up, when injected showed the sign of pain, and was being fed through
mouth. Would only stop eating when full, but could not speak. According to the
book of Pinki Virani; Aruna’s Story: The True Account of a Rape and itsAftermath; she used to shout sometime, laugh hysterically, weep softly,
sometimes it was combination of crying and laughing, never been understood by
the people of the world as to what Aruna wanted to say.
The
culprit was not punished for this crime which left life of Aruna into literal
hell. He was only charged for assault and robbery but not for rape. This is
really strange thing which I am not able to understand as to why the person was
not charge for rape!
May
be the people who are well read with judiciary could understand the intricacy
of this case and similar cases wherein the victim is punished for no fault of
her and the culprit is scot free even after committing a crime which is heinous
in eyes of society, humanity and God alike!
When
Aruna Shanbaug died on 18 May 2015 at KEM Hospital in Mumbai she was the world's oldest comatose patient. May her soul rest in
peace in the other world which is waiting for all…
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