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An Indian man confessed to killing his 14-year-old daughter's alleged rapist, saying he took matters into his own hands fearing justice would not be served.
Enraged after learning his daughter was pregnant, the father invited the 45-year-old rape suspect to his house where he fed him dinner before torturing and killing the man, police said, according to Indian Express. The man immediately reported himself to police, providing a detailed account of the incident.
The 36-year-old father told police he did not initially report the rape for fear his daughter would be blamed. The troubling case points to a lingering public distrust of India's judicial system even after two years of massive street protests – and reforms – aimed at reducing rape.
In his statement, the father told police that two months ago, while he was away from his shop, the medicine supplier had come calling at his house and on finding the girl alone at home, the father said that the man raped his daughter. The medicine supplier threatened her, but she told her father that day, according to police, who say he immediately started planning the murder.
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Online commenters on the Indian Express website overwhelmingly sympathized with the father, some calling him a hero, and many other suggesting his method the only way to end rapes in the country.
"What he did mayn't be easy to judge, but castrating the rapist is good given apathy of Indian Judicial system," one commenter wrote.
Another called it a "difficult decision," asking: "Should one rejoice at the elimination of such an animal or uphold the so called rule of law? Given the way the justice system functions esp in India, I'll go with ridding such animals swiftly and mercilessly. Can we help the father in his legal defense?"
The incident comes after years of public debate and protest over the Indian government's handling of rapes in the country.
In India, a father serves daughter's rapist dinner and 'justice'
Enraged after learning his daughter was pregnant, the father invited the 45-year-old rape suspect to his house where he fed him dinner before torturing and killing the man, police said, according to Indian Express. The man immediately reported himself to police, providing a detailed account of the incident.
The 36-year-old father told police he did not initially report the rape for fear his daughter would be blamed. The troubling case points to a lingering public distrust of India's judicial system even after two years of massive street protests – and reforms – aimed at reducing rape.
In his statement, the father told police that two months ago, while he was away from his shop, the medicine supplier had come calling at his house and on finding the girl alone at home, the father said that the man raped his daughter. The medicine supplier threatened her, but she told her father that day, according to police, who say he immediately started planning the murder.
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Online commenters on the Indian Express website overwhelmingly sympathized with the father, some calling him a hero, and many other suggesting his method the only way to end rapes in the country.
"What he did mayn't be easy to judge, but castrating the rapist is good given apathy of Indian Judicial system," one commenter wrote.
Another called it a "difficult decision," asking: "Should one rejoice at the elimination of such an animal or uphold the so called rule of law? Given the way the justice system functions esp in India, I'll go with ridding such animals swiftly and mercilessly. Can we help the father in his legal defense?"
The incident comes after years of public debate and protest over the Indian government's handling of rapes in the country.
In India, a father serves daughter's rapist dinner and 'justice'
