Is this still justice after 35 yrs?

[Shruti]

In image: Hon'ble former Prime Minister handing a memento to the now-convicted Yasin Malik

35 years - that's how long it took to file a chargesheet.

Sarla Bhat, a 27-year-old nurse, was abducted, raped and murdered in 1990 during one of the darkest times in Kashmir. Her family waited for answers for more than three decades. Finally, after 35 years, the police have filed a chargesheet against the accused.

People are calling this "justice." Is it really?

The witnesses are gone, some of the accused have died. Families have spent decades with unanswered questions. Evidence fades, memories blur, lives move on because they have no choice.

A chargesheet after 35 years is not a cause for celebration. It just highlights how badly the system failed the victim and her family. Justice delayed is not just justice denied; sometimes it arrives so late it can't heal anyone.

Better late than never? Maybe. But 35 years is an indictment of the system itself, not a success story.

Source: https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/india/chargesheet-filed-in-sarla-bhat-case/story?utm\_source=inshorts&utm\_medium=referral

[Hari]

Sadly, these cases often get ignored because they don't fit the prevailing narrative.