For days now, this paper had been following a case where a Navi Mumbai man had said he was gang-raped and a coconut inserted into him, during the assault. Several reports cited how a dimly lit corner in Navi Mumbai was particularly dangerous and rife with drug addicts. It was also secluded.

The opinion column of this paper highlighted how attitudes towards sexual assault or harassment of men need to change. It is particularly difficult for men to complain of sexual harassment or assault because they become the butt of ridicule and shame. There is still the perception of how can a man be harassed sexually? There are questions about why he was unable to fight back. This still stands even though the top cop of Navi Mumbai has stressed that this was no gang-rape but self-inflicted by the man.