No One Killed Jessica

I have learnt a lot in my life with experiences. Although I can not guarantee that what I have achieved and learnt will have same meaning and values for others as it varies person to person.

However I strongly feels that if one starts learning only through experiences and not with the guidance of others, the life is too short to accomplish this.

While reading newspaper two or three days back I was shocked to read the statement by Shyam Munshi; I hope you all still remember the person; I will not watch No One Killed Jessica". I wondered what could be reason for not watching him the movie which is based on a real life incident and can be easily co-related with what is happening around us.

I was in process of recalling the complete incident and things were clear now .. I will not go in much details as it will fill many number if pages. However in concise :

Jessica Lal -- an aspiring model, whose career was finished before it could take shape
 
During the early hours of April 30, 1999, a thirty-four year old model named Jessica Lal1 was shot and killed at a private party in a South Delhi restaurant, allegedly for refusing to serve liquor to a guest after the bar had closed. The man in question was identified by three eye witnesses as Manu Sharma, the son of a senior Congress Party politician and former Union minister. In an interview with police that was subsequently broadcast on national television, Sharma confessed to the murder. 

This confession was later retracted, and a plea of non-guilty entered at trial. During the trial the three critical eye witnesses recanted earlier statements made to the police, and twenty-nine witnesses of lesser importance did the same. One of the eye witnesses, Shyam Munshi, changed his testimony so completely that his revised statement was used as exculpatory evidence by the defence.

Sharma and eight other codefendants were acquitted of all charges in February 2006, resulting in a public outcry against what was perceived to be a gross miscarriage of justice. During the weeks that followed the verdict, petitions were circulated, protest marches organized, and candlelight vigils held. Later on President and PM intervention the case was appealed to the Delhi High Court by the prosecution in March, and in December the lower court ruling was reversed with respect to three of the defendants. Manu Sharma was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, and two other defendants were convicted for conspiracy and destruction of evidence. (The verdict has been appealed to the Supreme Court, but Sharma remains in prison.) Shyam Munshi and other prosecution witnesses who turned hostile during the trial currently face possible charges of perjury.

Now coming back to life -- I thought why one would make such a loose statement ? People learn from mistakes but Mr. Munshi is not bothered. Why is not trying to seek forgiveness for his wrong deeds ?

Does it mean along-with time we are leaving behind the feel of humanity. The more we are developing ourselves, less we are concerned about surroundings. We have lost the scent of human touch and living an isolated life. 

Some data are taken from Internet.