Today I watched Crime Patrol, a TV series on Sony channel presenting true crime cases in a dramatized version. Today they aired the murder case of 2 youngsters killed in Mumbai.
On the night of 20th October 2011, Rueben Fernandes (28) and Keenan Santos (25) were stabbed and beaten mercilessly by a gang of eve teasers as the crowd watched. Kennan died on the spot while Santos fought for his life for 11 days before he, too, succumbed to the injuries. Both died trying to protect their female friends.
Rueben and Keenan, along with their four friends met for dinner. They later went to a nearby paan shop where a gang of four goons started passing lewd comments on the girls. The group of friend initially tried to ignore the gang, but the sleazy remarks turned into physical advances, Santos an Keenan had to intervene. A heated argument ended with Rana, one of the gang members, abusing and threatening the boys. After few minutes, Rana returned with a big group of goons and started beating the group of friends. Keenan was stabbed several times and Rueben was being beaten nonstop. By this time a crowd had gathered but no one came to help despite the cry for help. Onlookers just stood there and watched the brutal act. The incident raised an uproar in Mumbai and brought public on the streets after the death of two youngsters. But it was too late, two precious lives were lost forever. It was disturbing to know that none of the bystanders tried to help at the time of the incident.
Keenan's girlfriend described how he was killed here....
Soon after watching Crime Patrol I searched the web for crime cases that happened in public and found many.
The horror seems endless, while the victims go through hell in public places, the bystanders choose to watch, even laugh, instead of helping. What stops a person from coming forward to help? Why can't people put a stop to such acts by being brave for once in their lives? How can they live with themselves afterwards?
So many deaths could have been prevented and much of the trauma avoided if few people had chosen to act when it was critical. There are so many disturbing questions running through my mind and no answers yet...
On the night of 20th October 2011, Rueben Fernandes (28) and Keenan Santos (25) were stabbed and beaten mercilessly by a gang of eve teasers as the crowd watched. Kennan died on the spot while Santos fought for his life for 11 days before he, too, succumbed to the injuries. Both died trying to protect their female friends.
Rueben and Keenan, along with their four friends met for dinner. They later went to a nearby paan shop where a gang of four goons started passing lewd comments on the girls. The group of friend initially tried to ignore the gang, but the sleazy remarks turned into physical advances, Santos an Keenan had to intervene. A heated argument ended with Rana, one of the gang members, abusing and threatening the boys. After few minutes, Rana returned with a big group of goons and started beating the group of friends. Keenan was stabbed several times and Rueben was being beaten nonstop. By this time a crowd had gathered but no one came to help despite the cry for help. Onlookers just stood there and watched the brutal act. The incident raised an uproar in Mumbai and brought public on the streets after the death of two youngsters. But it was too late, two precious lives were lost forever. It was disturbing to know that none of the bystanders tried to help at the time of the incident.
Keenan's girlfriend described how he was killed here....
Soon after watching Crime Patrol I searched the web for crime cases that happened in public and found many.
- A woman was chased and killed on Patna road on July 14th 2013.
- Another woman was beaten and thrashed around in public in Ludhiana, Punjab this year.
- In Bangalore, a man was hacked to death in public by a group of six people
- A young girl was molested in broad daylight on a busy road in Patna as onlookers stood and watched.
The horror seems endless, while the victims go through hell in public places, the bystanders choose to watch, even laugh, instead of helping. What stops a person from coming forward to help? Why can't people put a stop to such acts by being brave for once in their lives? How can they live with themselves afterwards?
So many deaths could have been prevented and much of the trauma avoided if few people had chosen to act when it was critical. There are so many disturbing questions running through my mind and no answers yet...
