The response to rape, be it legislative or policy or activism-oriented, has been largely framed around a band-aid solution.
Three years ago, the infamous Badaun incident shocked the nation. When his daughter and another girl – aged just 14 and 15 – went missing, a man went to the police and literally fell on his knees, begging for assistance to find them. But they laughed at him, told him to go home and did nothing to find the girls. Later, the girls were found hanging from the same tree, which grabbed international attention and the outrage forced the cops to wake up and act, culminating in the arrest of five men and the dismissal of the cops.
