While increasing incidents of rapes and atrocities on women in alarming manner is shocking everyone what is more shocking is rape videos are on sale in a rampant manner across the country especially in Uttar Pradesh. It is known that only recently Uttar Pradesh witnessed shocking rape where mother and her daughter was raped at gun point virtually dragging them out from their car at national high way. Even before one could question the police inaction another rape happened at the same place.
Political parties are indulging in slug fest trying to get political mileage out of it just ahead of the UP elections slated next year. Now it is comingout that rape videos are on sale in a rampant manner in shops across UP right under the nose of police officials and Government administrations.
Rape vieos are sold in thousands everyday and depending on the exclusivity of the clips,30 seconds to 5 minutes, they are priced at Rs 50-Rs100. The dealers will talk only to people who come with trusted customer reference and it is under the counter. A shopkeeper at Kasaganj market said "Porn is passe. These real life crimes are the rage,"
He revealed "Dealers will download videos directly into your smart phone or put them in your pen drive." Sometimes individuals or organised gangs download such stuff from Twitter, Tumbler or Facebook accounts and sell them. Sometimes, however, culprits involved in rapes or assaults take videos of the crime and post them online.It is a matter of time before they go viral," A man even tells teenagers that they might even know the girl in the "latest, hottest" video. In the horrifying clip, two men have pinned down a girl, who looks like she is in her early 20s. Her boyfriend is being beaten up. "Maaf karo, maaf karo (Spare me)," he is crying. The girl pleads, "Kam se kam, video toh mat utaaro (At least don't shoot a video)."
A 21 year old committed suicide when she fould her videos online and one even sold her nude pictures to locals at Rs 3 per print.
