Harassing, rapes, molesting and beating women have become a cruel habit for some rogues. The rate of sexual assaults, rapes in India has become very high since few years and still increasing. Though the government has implemented many sections to punish the rapists, the rate of sexual assaults is not reducing.
In a recent incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh, a group of men was said to sell rape videos priced anywhere from Rs 50 – 150 depending on the “exclusivity” of the clips. It has become a business for them and earning lot of money through it.
In places across UP, under the nose of police, rape videos are being sold in hundreds and thousands every day. Depending on the “exclusivity” of the clips, which are 30 seconds to 5 minutes long, they are priced.
These videos are sold to those who’ve come armed with a trusted customer’s ‘reference’, but it is open and widespread. A shopkeeper at Agra’s Kasganj market said, “Dealers will download videos directly into your smartphone or put them in your pen drive.” Few organised gangs download such stuff from Twitter, Tumbler or Facebook accounts and sell them.
Victims Pleading To Stop:
For the culprits involved in rapes, it is just a matter of time before they go viral,” said a shopkeeper. Her boyfriend was seen pleading them “Maaf Karo, Maaf Karo (Spare me),” in the video. Having no other option, the girl pleads, “Kam Se Kam, Video Toh Mat Utaaro (At least don’t shoot a video).”
Agra city SP Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan said, “In the past, we have conducted raids at Tajganj and Sadar areas and arrested one for selling explicit videos and pirated films. We will continue to raid such places.” A senior COP said that rapists use these videos to blackmail the girls to either bully stopping them from not informing to the cops or to pressure them into further sexual submission.