The post I wrote on my Facebook wall the morning the four Hyderabad rapists were killed in a police encounter read: 'Writing a thoughtful and far-reaching observation (on the cons of the incident) would mean getting bashed up at the hands of euphoric netizens'. Like-minded people shared my views. But many felt that the police were right in taking the law into their hands for delivering instant justice. I couldn't gather the courage to find the words to respond.

The reactions to the Hyderabad encounter were mixed — emotional and constitutional. The latter were in a minority. The minority's view shrunk further when the sad news of the Unnao rape survivor's heinous murder, that took place a full public view, appeared in the media. The Hyderabad vet was raped and burnt. The Unnao girl was raped and maimed because she dared to approach the law enforcers against a powerful rapist politician her father's age. She was also burnt to death because of her steely resolve to get the rapist punished by the law.