"How do I start life at 43?"
- said by a man who spent 20 years in jail from a #False r@pe case.
This is the story of Vishnu Tiwari from UP.
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- said by a man who spent 20 years in jail from a #False r@pe case.
This is the story of Vishnu Tiwari from UP.
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-At 23, he was jailed in a false rape case.
-He spent 20 years behind bars.
-When he walked free at 43, he had only ₹600 in his pocket.
-He spent 20 years behind bars.
-When he walked free at 43, he had only ₹600 in his pocket.
-The case wasn’t about crime.
-It was about a land dispute.
-But in 2003, he was convicted under rape & SC/ST Act.
-Life sentence.
-It was about a land dispute.
-But in 2003, he was convicted under rape & SC/ST Act.
-Life sentence.
-For 16 years, his appeal didn’t move.
Reason?
-The petition was marked “defective”.
-A clerical flaw cost him two decades of life.
Reason?
-The petition was marked “defective”.
-A clerical flaw cost him two decades of life.
In Jan 2021, the Allahabad High Court finally acquitted him.
The court said: no medical evidence, no injuries, charges were false & motivated.
The court said: no medical evidence, no injuries, charges were false & motivated.
By then, Vishnu had lost everything.
His parents died.
His two brothers too.
Family land was sold for legal costs.
He returned to nothing.
His parents died.
His two brothers too.
Family land was sold for legal costs.
He returned to nothing.
Outside, the world was alien.
“I had only heard of mobiles. I had never seen one.”
Imagine stepping out after 20 years into a completely new world.
Even his only surviving brother has become a sadhu.
“I had only heard of mobiles. I had never seen one.”
Imagine stepping out after 20 years into a completely new world.
Even his only surviving brother has become a sadhu.
“How do I start life now at this age?”
His one question reflects the pain of thousands who are failed by our justice system.
His one question reflects the pain of thousands who are failed by our justice system.
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