"Listen Draupadi...": High Court Cites Poem In Woman Paraded Naked Case
NDTV
The High Court expressed dismay over the incident, stating, "So many bystanders, but nobody did anything. It is collective cowardice that needs to be addressed. The police are not of British Raj."
The Karnataka High Court today invoked the mythological character Draupadi from the Mahabharata while hearing the case of assault on a woman in Belagavi where the victim was assaulted, paraded naked, and tied to an electric pole after her son eloped with a girl promised to someone else.
The High Court expressed dismay over the incident, stating, "So many bystanders, but nobody did anything. It is collective cowardice that needs to be addressed. The police are not of British Raj."
The court highlighted the need for collective responsibility in preventing such atrocities. The Chief Justice referred to the present era as the "age of Duryodhanas and Dushasanas," alluding to characters from the Mahabharata who symbolise injustice and malice. The court invoked a powerful poem, urging action: "Listen Draupadi! Pick up your weapons; now Govind will not come."
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