Under the nose of six PCR vans and five beat constables, taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav allegedly raped a 26-years -old woman in the Capital. Less than a kilometre away from Sarai Rohilla Police station on the desolated stretch of PWD road number 38 leading to Shakti Nagar and Bharat Nagar, Yadav allegedly committed the heinous crime.
The callousness of the authorities became more evident as Yadav had served seven months of imprisonment for a similar crime in 2011. Despite that, police issued him a character certificate last August. Yadav had apparently submitted the same certificate to Uber as part of the necessary paperwork.Uber is an American cab service operator in the national capital.
The police however has feigned ignorance about the character certificate produced by Yadav. They say that the certificate was forged and that the matter is under investigation.
A visit to the crime scene highlighted that despite the tall claims made by authorities following the December 16, 2012, gang-rape in the capital, the fateful road number 38, lacks street lights and police patrolling. Two years on, it remains one of the most deserted stretches in the city. Even after this incident the cops seem to have made no attempts to make the road safer.
The road has a drain flowing on one side and a park on the other. The park is an extension of Delhi's ridge. The stretch is a relatively busy road during the day, when vehicles to avoid heavy traffic on the main road use the road as a short cut. But by night the street is dark and isolated. Except for vehicles of the local slum dwellers not many
use it.
While the drain and the ridge on both sides of this road have high raised walls, but broken patches along the wall are safe havens for small time crimes in the area. "We do not allow our girls to use this street along after sunset. There are no streetlights and notorious elements loiter in the area," said Ruksana Begum a resident of Nibri colony, a slum located along the road. The locals also said that incidents of molestation are common in the area, but the cases go unregistered.
Locals also say that many private cars are parked outside the park till late at night. "We see young boys and girls sitting in the park. The police should have kept a check. We hope that after this incident, the police will become more vigilant," added Raghubir another resident of the area.
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