One Day after rape victim’s demise; Sena says, Mumbai 'safest city' for women

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the brutal rape and murder of a woman here has shocked everyone but Mumbai is the safest city in the world for women and there should be no doubt about it in anyones mindAn editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said the recent incidents of crime against women in Maharashtra were a blot on the states culture and the feeling of anger among people was justifiedA 34yearold woman was raped and brutalised with a rod by a man inside a stationary tempo in suburban Sakinaka in the wee hours of Friday She died at a hospital during treatment in the early hours of Saturday police earlier saidThe crime bore similarity to the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case of DelhiThe 45yearold suspect arrested within a few hours of the incident was later charged with murderThe Marathi publication said The rape and murder of the woman in Sakinaka has shocked one and all But Mumbai is the safest city in the world for women and there should be no doubt about it in anyones mindIt said incidents like the rape and murder of a woman in Sakinaka area here were a result of a horrible pervertedness which can be seen in any part of the world and the comparison of the Mumbai incident with the Hathras case in Uttar Pradesh where a 19yearold Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped and murdered last year was completely wrongThe editorial claimed that the Hathras case culprits had the support of the states rulers and there was a delay in their arrest The victims body was burnt in a hurry by the government to destroy evidence it further claimedThe Yogi government said there was no rape in Hathras which proved to be wrong the Marathi daily said adding that the urgency with which a team of the National Commission for Women team reached Sakinaka was not shown in the Hathras caseIt claimed that workers of a particular political party took to streets to protect the accused in the Kathua rape case of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 whereas in the Sakinaka incident police arrested the accused in 10 minutesThe only solution to such cases is to curb the perverted mindset the Sena opinedThe state government has decided to take care of the education and livelihood of the two daughters of the Sakinaka victim Isnt this a sign of being sensitive it askedIt also justified Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrales comment that police cannot be present at all the scenes of crime Police in all other states and cities will agree with this the Uddhav Thackerayled party saidIt further said the Sakinaka rape victim and the accused were known to each other and added that the woman succumbed to her injuries despite best efforts of doctors and policeAlso ReadMaharashtra CM condemns Sakinaka rapemurder case promises fasttrack trialNow lets leave the case to the judiciary The culprit will definitely be hanged to death as no one has come out in support of the accused unlike the Hathras and Kathua cases One has to know what to politicise said the Sena which shares power with the NCP and Congress in MaharashtraIt said shedding tears over the Sakinaka incident showed sensitivity of the mind but when crocodile tears are shed it creates fear and the seriousness of an incident is destroyedLet the police do their job But what can one do if someone wants to hand over the Sakinaka case file to the ED Enforcement Directorate the editorial said sarcastically alluding to multiple cases pertaining to state leaders being probed by central agenciesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever