By Er. Rajesh Pathak
True, many a time one gets to be a victim of the mutual hostility of others even when he has nothing to do with the dispute. One such matter came to be witnessed in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, as a tribal youth was badly beaten and inflicted with inexplicably utter inhuman treatment. This poor man’s “fault”, or rather misfortune, was only that the culprits suspected him of not revealing about their adversary what they wanted to know.
They resorted to beating him to open his mouth. So brutal did they grow in rage that they continued to pound upon him till the innocent tribal youth had fallen unconscious. Not appeased even then, the goons urinated on him, made a video of the heinous act, and circulated it on social media!
The case came to the police station. The inquiry, however, went on dragging at its own pace, even as the victim kept waiting in the hope of justice!
And as the issue came to the notice of social activist affiliated with Janjati Suraksha Manch, Supreme Court Advocate Vikrant Kumre, he wrote a letter to the Governor (MP) and also the Chairman, Tribal Cell, Lok Bhavan, bringing the matter to their notice. As a result of this, the matter has ultimately come into the cognizance of the Director General of Police.
“It is said that what is important is to live like a human being. However much a man indulges in appeasing desires, he ultimately remains unfulfilled. No matter if he grows old, greed stays young. One gets satisfaction when doing something creative for others. This alone is the success of life.” (Tatvamasi: Shridhar Paradkar).
Last year, a review of the book Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography, written by Fali S. Nariman, was published in a newspaper. At one place came the instance of a chapter of the book where the author, while giving 28 guiding principles, speaks about “what should be done, and what not, in the legal profession”. However, apart from the book, there still are such personalities in whose minds arises the thought of what more should be done to serve any profession better. This, notably, is mentioned nowhere and is concerned with the conscience of a man. Vikrant Kumre sets an example of this by what he did in making an intervention into a system that many a time seems to be marred by the lethargic attitude of its guardians, devoid of human sensitivity; or, of course, becomes so due to the burden of overwork upon them.
