Sunday, June 08, 2008

Bloody turn of events…

Once upon a time news was made by the mundane statements... of the people in power…

Next came the age of political scandals and kickbacks, highlighting the loss of character in the politicians and government officials…

Now all channels and online newspapers are filled with stories of crime, that too most heinous in the eyes of law; murder.

Statistically now India top the number of murders as compared to other countries. Practically, everything from a love triangle gone wrong, greed of property, uncompromising marital differences, one sided love stories, families refusing to accept relationships… all seem to lead to murder.

Each culprit has confidence of dodging the criminal investigator and law, each time. They now plan to get alibis and remove proof of the crime with a stoned heart and unfathomed mind. In 1995, when Sushil Sharma was accused to murder Naina Sahani and try to erase proof by burning her in tandoor, it was branded as inhuman. But now many of the recent murder stories force us to change the perspective of these words.

Indians shown as the family oriented, high valued individuals in patriotic Bollywood movies in 1960’s and 1970’s are at the nadir of relationship mess and crime.

I believe being intolerant and emotional can be lethal. As control and support of the society decrease, the fear for consequences of a crime has decreased. Now each person and family feels alone and trapped in its circumstances and feels solely responsible to resolve it. Obviously, they choose to take the easier option of removing the opposition then facing it.