India Today Grills Rhea (DT Note pg. 28) - Page 54

No, they shouldn't be considered guilty until they are proven guilty.

It has to be a fair trial for both parties. But the proof is still pointing towards RC's dealings.

Also this has nothing to do with mysgony or feminism.. even when genders are reserved, the same happens.. when Pratyusha and Jhea committed suicide, their boyfriends were the ones most under the radar.. hell even when that Kuhinoor actress died, her boyfriend was under scrutiny.. so no.. it has nothing to do with Rhea being a girl not abiding to whatever

Originally posted by: zehreeli.kheer

Yesterday, there was this episode of crime patrol I saw where a woman gets wheel chair bound.. her husband remarries.. she is taunted day and night about her condition.. eventually she loses it and decided to end her life

People are indeed driven to suicide by others.. sometimes, when a person is broken bit by bit, he fails to realize just how valuable life is.. people commit suicide because they believe or are made to believe there is no light at the end of the tunnel

That's a very slippery slope and not something you can base laws on. So if a short person keeps getting made fun of and people keep taunting them for their height and eventually they commit suicide, now people are going to charged with abetment to suicide? That is beyond ridiculous. You are responsible for your own life at the end of the day, no matter how the world is treating you. In that case, anyone can be charged with this as blame is dumped here and there for any past grievances.

My point is, we are overlooking the fact that Sushant was a 34-year-old adult and he cannot be coerced or forced by anyone. He was not a child.

Funny that to uplift your Rhea you had to pull down Sushant . But expected . Thats what Rhea did in the interview and that's what people like you will do. Put EVERYTHING on Sushant coz he is not there to defend himself . It's the EASIEST way out.

How is it even possible that a grown up man in a position of power can be gaslit or blackmailed ?? Ofcourse its impossible, Right ?? Has never happened before , right???

If Rhea is the symbol of modern Indian independent woman , then there CANNOT be a bigger insult for the REAL independent women in india . A self made , economically independent woman with self respect doesn't extract tution fees of her brother from her partner. Forget Rhea...its SHAMEFUL that her parents allowed this .

Originally posted by: LiveEatLove

My point is, we are overlooking the fact that Sushant was a 34-year-old adult and he cannot be coerced or forced by anyone. He was not a child.

Funny that to uplift your Rhea you had to pull down Sushant . But expected . Thats what Rhea did in the interview and that's what people like you will do. Put EVERYTHING on Sushant coz he is not there to defend himself . It's the EASIEST way out.

How is it even possible that a grown up man in a position of power can be gaslit or blackmailed ?? Ofcourse its impossible, Right ?? Has never happened before , right???

If Rhea is the symbol of modern Indian independent woman , then there CANNOT be a bigger insult for the REAL independent women in india . A self made , economically independent woman with self respect doesn't extract tution fees of her brother from her partner. Forget Rhea...its SHAMEFUL that her parents allowed this .

Originally posted by: rkisnothot

That's a very slippery slope and not something you can base laws on. So if a short person keeps getting made fun of and people keep taunting them for their height and eventually they commit suicide, now people are going to charged with abetment to suicide? That is beyond ridiculous. You are responsible for your own life at the end of the day, no matter how the world is treating you. In that case, anyone can be charged with this as blame is dumped here and there for any past grievances.

Bullying is a serious offense.. if anyone takes their life due to bullying, yes, the bullies should undoubtedly be blamed

Yes. People are responsible for their own lives.. but sometimes, people are pushed, broken, destroyed from within.. the person might pull the trigger but whoever handed him the gun is equally responsible.. you seriously don't understand the impact of provoctation on one's self esteem

International Media is also saying the same thing, asking for a Gag order against the Unethical Indian Media and the pea brained SM Warriors.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53932725

Sushant Singh Rajput: Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death

By Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Delhi

Published12 hours ago

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image captionRhea Chakraborty and Sushant Singh Rajput were in a relationship

Just two months after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment, his actress girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty has found herself at the centre of a vicious hate campaign led by some of India's most high-profile journalists and social media trolls.

Rajput was a rising star in India's popular Hindi film industry, and his death shocked India. His body was discovered in his bedroom on 14 June. Mumbai police said the 34-year-old appeared to have taken his own life, and reports in the press suggested that the actor had been dealing with mental health issues.

But within days, the attention generated by his death had shifted to Chakraborty. She has become the subject of gossip and innuendo and misogynistic abuse. Every little detail of her life and relationship have been laid bare and debated in public.

Conservative television hosts have described her as a "manipulative" woman who "performed black magic" and "drove Sushant to suicide". On social media, she has been trolled mercilessly and called a "fortune huntress", a "mafia moll" and "sex bait to trap rich men".

Last month, Chakraborty posted on Instagram a screen grab of a message from a person claiming to be a fan of Rajput's, threatening her with rape and murder and urging her to "commit suicide otherwise I will send people to kill you".

Under the post she wrote: "I was called a gold digger, I kept quiet. I was called a murderer, I kept quiet. I was s*ut shamed, I kept quiet." She pleaded for help from the cyber crime police.

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image captionSushant Singh Rajput was a rising star in India's popular Hindi film industry

The trolling turned nastier after Rajput's father lodged a police complaint on 25 July, accusing Chakraborty of abetment of suicide. He alleged that Chakraborty had been stealing his son's money, was overdosing him on medication, had threatened to make public his mental health issues, and had distanced him from his family. He also denied that his son had any mental health issues.

On Thursday, his allegations that Chakraborty had been "poisoning his son" and had "murdered him" were making headlines in India. Chakraborty has denied any wrongdoing or involvement.

Though there is no evidence Chakraborty committed a crime, and Rajput's death is still being investigated, much of the press has already declared the actress guilty, said senior Supreme Court advocate Meenakshi Arora.

"She's been hanged, drawn and quartered," Ms Arora said, alluding to a form of grisly punishment handed out in medieval Britain for high treason.

"It's a complete trial by media. It's the job of the investigation and the courts, it's not the job of media to try her. Legally, this is so wrong," she said.

Payal Chawla, a lawyer, said: "The reporting is terribly terribly troubling. This rabble rousing, this voyeurism, this attempt to satiate public desire for gossip is hugely problematic.

"It also shows how easy it is to hang women out to dry at every opportunity. The issue is not whether she's guilty or not, what I find problematic is this sort of pre-trial, the mob justice, the vigilantes calling for her arrest."

For her part, Chakraborty has appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah for a fair investigation into Rajput's death, she has approached the Supreme Court over the "unfair media trial", and issued her own statement denying all the charges levelled against her.

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image captionRhea Chakraborty has been questioned by the police and economic intelligence unit

According to reports, Chakraborty and Rajput began dating in the summer of last year and moved in together in December. On 8 June, a week before Rajput's death, Chakraborty went to stay with her parents and wasn't home when the actor killed himself.

A month after his death, she wrote about her grief in an Instagram post.

"Still struggling to face my emotions... an irreparable numbness in my heart… I will never come to terms with you not being here anymore," she wrote.

Her friends have told Huffpost that she was deeply in love, she put his health and happiness above her career and felt his pain as her own.

The misogyny directed at Chakraborty also led Susan Walker, Rajput's therapist, to issue a press .

She told journalist Barkha Dutt that Chakraborty had been Rajput's "strongest support" and said that the actor "depended on her as a mother figure".

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Her statement led many to question whether Walker had broken doctor patient confidentiality. It also put the spotlight on the faults in Indian media's coverage of sensitive issues like suicide.

"The tragedy of the actor's death is awful, but look what we have done to the issue of mental health," said Ms Chawla.

"It's incorrect to assume that a high-performing individual couldn't have mental health issues. There are so many examples, such as John Nash and Robin Williams, who were high-performing individuals and had mental health issues."

Nash, a gifted American mathematician, was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Williams, an American comedian and actor, took his own life in 2014.

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image captionThe Indian press has been closely following the investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death

But in the case of Rajput's death, nuance has been lost in much of the coverage in Indian media, which has drawn on speculation and unsubstantiated leaks to paint Chakraborty as a villain. Her relationship and finances have been under investigation for weeks, and on Wednesday, India's Narcotics Control Bureau opened its own investigation after media reports claimed the actress was using drugs.

"She's an accused, but in a way she's now become a victim," said Ms Arora. "We don't know whether she's guilty or not, but the media trial seriously jeopardises her chances. It will also put extreme pressure upon the judge who has to try this case."

The coverage had been "reckless", she said, and "geared towards sensationalism to gain viewership".

This is not the first time the Indian press has run away with a high-profile case, muddying the waters with its own investigations. The slow pace of Indian judiciary and the nation's weak libel laws can act a deterrent for those wronged by the press, discouraging them from seeking damages, Ms Arora said. She called on the courts system to issue a gag order in Chakraborty's case.

"This is obstruction of criminal justice," she said, "and the press must be asked to refrain from a media trial."

Originally posted by: LiveEatLove

If Rhea is the symbol of modern Indian independent woman , then there CANNOT be a bigger insult for the REAL independent women in india . A self made , economically independent woman with self respect doesn't extract tution fees of her brother from her partner. Forget Rhea...its SHAMEFUL that her parents allowed this .

Glad we've moved from stealing 15 crores to tuition fees - you should cite the amount also - 4 thousand rupees once. That amount is absolutely meaningless for someone who had Sushant's type of money and the kind of amount romantic partners easily spend on each other or their families. If he spent that money, it also doesn't mean she "extracted" it. They were dating. He most likely just paid for it because he wanted to.

What do you think about Ankita "extracting" over 1 lakh each month every single month for over 5 years when she was only an ex-girlfriend?

All couples spend on each other depending on how much they earn. So far there is no proof of any big amounts Sushant spent on Rhea unless you think one couple's vacation is worthy of so much hatred. It must be a sad life if you're constantly calculating who pays what in your relationship to make sure it's always 50/50.

Originally posted by: zehreeli.kheer

Bullying is a serious offense.. if anyone takes their life due to bullying, yes, the bullies should undoubtedly be blamed

Yes. People are responsible for their own lives.. but sometimes, people are pushed, broken, destroyed from within.. the person might pull the trigger but whoever handed him the gun is equally responsible.. you seriously don't understand the impact of provoctation on one's self esteem

Nobody handed them a gun. They handed themselves a gun.

If proven bullying is going on, charge them for bullying, not abetment of suicide.

It's weird that we're heading into a time where nobody wants to be responsible for their own selves. Your self-esteem is your own responsibility. If someone makes you feel bad, move away from them. If you have poor coping mechanisms, work on them. If you decide suicide is best, that's on you.

Originally posted by: rkisnothot

Nobody handed them a gun. They handed themselves a gun.

If proven bullying is going on, charge them for bullying, not abetment of suicide.

It's weird that we're heading into a time where nobody wants to be responsible for their own selves. Your self-esteem is your own responsibility. If someone makes you feel bad, move away from them. If you have poor coping mechanisms, work on them. If you decide suicide is best, that's on you.

You seriously need more education about mental health.. alas I can't be the one to educate you