Hi, It is so unfortunate to here like this kind of incedents. If i would be the police, I would have punish them severely. But here I have one doubt. Now a days, CC cameras have put every where. Some one should have monitor this situation.
On 6/11/13, Vamshi. G <gvamsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > But I can't understand a person who is so knowledgeable, having > studied in I I M, develops such hatred towards a particular city. > Good and bad are everywhere in the world. Recently, one of our Access > Indian friends got robbed in a Mumbai local railway station which was > reported on this very list. I remember one of my friends on some > other list mentioning how he was exploited for having taken someone's > help in Chennai railway station. > > Second, though irrelevant to the current context, Suresh Reddy is not > the first blind person to have studied in I I Ms. He was potrayed in > the same way when he got admission into I I M kolkata. Either the > media person reporting the story or Suresh Reddy himself should have > known about others who had been through I I Ms. But having said this, > I fully empathise with Suresh for what has happened to him. Incidents > like this really shatter the confidence of visually challenged in > independent mobility. > > > > > > > > On 6/11/13, vishal sharma <sharma1010vis...@gmail.com> wrote: >> really sad ,I do not know what to say ,how low can one go in his >> greed for money? >> >> On 6/11/13, Mohammed Asif iqbal <asifmaiq...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi all , >>> It really breaks my heart to acknowledge how human beings could be so >>> insensitive including police. >>> Thanks and please read this article : >>> >>> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130611/jsp/calcutta/story_16993727.jsp >>> >>> >>> IIM's first graduate with blindness robbed at Howrah station >>> >>> >>> The first student with blindness to graduate from IIM Calcutta was >>> robbed >>> at >>> Howrah railway station on Monday morning by two men who had offered to >>> escort him to the prepaid taxi stand. >>> >>> If being robbed on arrival wasn't enough of an ordeal, Suresh Reddy from >>> the >>> Class of 2013 had to ask around for an hour to reach a Government >>> Railway >>> Police booth located 50 metres from the platforms. >>> >>> The officer manning the booth allegedly refused to accept his complaint, >>> saying any incident occurring beyond the station building was outside >>> the >>> GRP's jurisdiction. >>> >>> Andhra-born Suresh, a farmer's son who lost vision in both eyes when he >>> was >>> 13, had arrived by the Chennai Mail and was headed for Joka to collect >>> his >>> belongings and bid farewell to the institute. >>> >>> He tells Metro why he does not intend returning to Calcutta. >>> >>> It was a little after 5am. I had just got off the train and was waiting >>> for >>> the crowd to disperse when two men came and offered to guide me to the >>> stand >>> for prepaid taxis. >>> >>> I had managed on my own at Howrah station on several previous visits, so >>> there was no reason for me to ask for or accept any help unless I needed >>> the >>> services of a porter. But the two men were so polite that I couldn't >>> bring >>> myself to refuse them. >>> >>> When they offered to hold my solitary piece of luggage, I didn't allow >>> them >>> to. They didn't insist either. The duo walked alongside me. I had my >>> walking >>> stick but they guided me through the rush of commuters and we were soon >>> outside the station building. >>> >>> I could make out that we were near one of the exits of the subway. There >>> was >>> commotion all around with vehicles speeding past where I stood. >>> >>> One of the men suddenly asked for my mobile phone, saying that he would >>> call >>> a taxi driver who was known to him to take me to Joka. I replied that he >>> could tell me the number. He gave me a number starting with 13. No >>> mobile >>> phone number in India starts with 13, and that rang the alarm for me. >>> >>> I immediately tried to put the phone back into my trouser pocket but it >>> was >>> too late. One of the men tried to snatch it while the other grabbed my >>> suitcase. I kicked and punched frantically but couldn't hold on to my >>> mobile >>> phone. The man who got it ran away but his accomplice was still trying >>> to >>> take away my bag. He repeatedly hit me on my left arm so that I would >>> let >>> go >>> of the bag. >>> >>> This went on for more than a minute. The man fled when one of my kicks >>> landed on his knee. >>> >>> I had been shouting "Banchao! Banchao! (Help! Help!)" all the while but >>> nobody came forward. The place couldn't have been deserted because I >>> could >>> feel the presence of people filing past me. >>> >>> I stood there for over an hour, not sure where I was. I broke down and >>> pleaded with passers-by to take me to a police booth or at least back to >>> the >>> station. I found a man who had been talking over the phone in English >>> but >>> he >>> told me he was in a hurry. I followed him and got back inside the >>> station >>> building. >>> >>> The man left me near a police officer. The officer heard me out but >>> didn't >>> respond. >>> >>> I realised that I could be near a railway enquiry booth and started >>> banging >>> on a door. >>> >>> A man came out and took me to the GRP booth. I was told that since the >>> incident had taken place outside the station building, I would need to >>> lodge >>> a complaint at the nearby police station. They didn't even heed my >>> request >>> to lend me a phone to contact someone on the IIM campus. >>> >>> I was trembling in anger but I was also tired of the ordeal. I didn't >>> say >>> anything as I was escorted out to the prepaid taxi booth, where a junior >>> at >>> IIM who had just returned from Varanasi spotted me. I was so glad to >>> bump >>> into Pratik; he was my saviour. We went together. >>> >>> For me, Calcutta was not just about IIM Joka but also a historic city I >>> had >>> grown up reading about. But I am sure this is my last visit here. >>> >>> I have travelled across the country and staff at railway stations have >>> voluntarily helped me to the taxi stand. Calcutta is the only city where >>> people demand money to help a visually-impaired person and, worse still, >>> take advantage of. From temple priests to taxi drivers, I have been >>> cheated >>> so many times that I don't feel like trusting anyone. >>> >>> After getting into IIM Calcutta, I had thought that my visual impairment >>> was >>> no longer a hurdle in life. Today's incident has shattered my >>> confidence. >>> >>> >>> AS TOLD TO SUSHOVAN SIRCAR >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130611/jsp/calcutta/story_16993727.jsp >>> >>> >>> IIM's first graduate with blindness robbed at Howrah station >>> >>> >>> The first student with blindness to graduate from IIM Calcutta was >>> robbed >>> at >>> Howrah railway station on Monday morning by two men who had offered to >>> escort him to the prepaid taxi stand. >>> >>> If being robbed on arrival wasn't enough of an ordeal, Suresh Reddy from >>> the >>> Class of 2013 had to ask around for an hour to reach a Government >>> Railway >>> Police booth located 50 metres from the platforms. >>> >>> The officer manning the booth allegedly refused to accept his complaint, >>> saying any incident occurring beyond the station building was outside >>> the >>> GRP's jurisdiction. >>> >>> Andhra-born Suresh, a farmer's son who lost vision in both eyes when he >>> was >>> 13, had arrived by the Chennai Mail and was headed for Joka to collect >>> his >>> belongings and bid farewell to the institute. >>> >>> He tells Metro why he does not intend returning to Calcutta. >>> >>> It was a little after 5am. I had just got off the train and was waiting >>> for >>> the crowd to disperse when two men came and offered to guide me to the >>> stand >>> for prepaid taxis. >>> >>> I had managed on my own at Howrah station on several previous visits, so >>> there was no reason for me to ask for or accept any help unless I needed >>> the >>> services of a porter. But the two men were so polite that I couldn't >>> bring >>> myself to refuse them. >>> >>> When they offered to hold my solitary piece of luggage, I didn't allow >>> them >>> to. They didn't insist either. The duo walked alongside me. I had my >>> walking >>> stick but they guided me through the rush of commuters and we were soon >>> outside the station building. >>> >>> I could make out that we were near one of the exits of the subway. There >>> was >>> commotion all around with vehicles speeding past where I stood. >>> >>> One of the men suddenly asked for my mobile phone, saying that he would >>> call >>> a taxi driver who was known to him to take me to Joka. I replied that he >>> could tell me the number. He gave me a number starting with 13. No >>> mobile >>> phone number in India starts with 13, and that rang the alarm for me. >>> >>> I immediately tried to put the phone back into my trouser pocket but it >>> was >>> too late. One of the men tried to snatch it while the other grabbed my >>> suitcase. I kicked and punched frantically but couldn't hold on to my >>> mobile >>> phone. The man who got it ran away but his accomplice was still trying >>> to >>> take away my bag. He repeatedly hit me on my left arm so that I would >>> let >>> go >>> of the bag. >>> >>> This went on for more than a minute. The man fled when one of my kicks >>> landed on his knee. >>> >>> I had been shouting "Banchao! Banchao! (Help! Help!)" all the while but >>> nobody came forward. The place couldn't have been deserted because I >>> could >>> feel the presence of people filing past me. >>> >>> I stood there for over an hour, not sure where I was. I broke down and >>> pleaded with passers-by to take me to a police booth or at least back to >>> the >>> station. I found a man who had been talking over the phone in English >>> but >>> he >>> told me he was in a hurry. I followed him and got back inside the >>> station >>> building. >>> >>> The man left me near a police officer. The officer heard me out but >>> didn't >>> respond. >>> >>> I realised that I could be near a railway enquiry booth and started >>> banging >>> on a door. >>> >>> A man came out and took me to the GRP booth. I was told that since the >>> incident had taken place outside the station building, I would need to >>> lodge >>> a complaint at the nearby police station. They didn't even heed my >>> request >>> to lend me a phone to contact someone on the IIM campus. >>> >>> I was trembling in anger but I was also tired of the ordeal. I didn't >>> say >>> anything as I was escorted out to the prepaid taxi booth, where a junior >>> at >>> IIM who had just returned from Varanasi spotted me. I was so glad to >>> bump >>> into Pratik; he was my saviour. We went together. >>> >>> For me, Calcutta was not just about IIM Joka but also a historic city I >>> had >>> grown up reading about. But I am sure this is my last visit here. >>> >>> I have travelled across the country and staff at railway stations have >>> voluntarily helped me to the taxi stand. Calcutta is the only city where >>> people demand money to help a visually-impaired person and, worse still, >>> take advantage of. From temple priests to taxi drivers, I have been >>> cheated >>> so many times that I don't feel like trusting anyone. >>> >>> After getting into IIM Calcutta, I had thought that my visual impairment >>> was >>> no longer a hurdle in life. Today's incident has shattered my >>> confidence. >>> >>> >>> AS TOLD TO SUSHOVAN SIRCAR >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >>> the >>> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >>> >>> 2. 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