Even as the Mysuru gang-rape case, where a young woman was gang-raped and her male friend beaten up, has shocked the nation, we need to pay close attention to statements and questions from all around and see if they contribute and perpetuate certain stereotypes, even if inadvertently.

We want to hear statements like what was this couple doing in a desolate area to be stopped forever. This is what rights organisations mean when they say that we should not put riders and caveats in our criticism of such crimes, even if we are shocked and horrified. They have to be slammed categorically.