Wednesday, December 18, 2013

MEANINGFUL LIFE SNUFFED OUT?????

Seemingly false and vindictive allegations of alleged rape levelled against the Director of a prominent New Delhi based NGO by a female activist belonging to a similar organisation have led to his jumping off the balcony of his third floor flat as a result of the trauma and turbulence caused by the unseemly complaint........


Khurshid Anwar, the Director of Institute for Social Democracy (a prominent New Delhi based NGO) jumped off the balcony of his third floor apartment located in South Delhi's ultra posh Vasant Kunj locality at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning...........

He was rushed to the nearby Fortis hospital by alert neighbours and passers by and subsequently rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre where he was pronounced dead upon arrival by the doctors who attended on him........

According to sources close to Anwar, he was deeply perturbed, traumatised and devastated by the allegations of rape and wrongful confinement filed against him by a 24 year old female activist belonging to yet another New Delhi based NGO at the Vasant Kunj (North) police station on Tuesday evening........

Anwar was dreading the prospect of being arrested, incarcerated in a jail with other habitual offenders and above all his wife and young child being dragged through the muck and shame associated with an allegation of this nature, and his deep rooted sense of morals and ethics might have led him towards this extreme step, surmised a female colleague of Anwar's.........

Anwar who was a native of Allahabad and alumnus of the prestigious Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) is survived by his wife and young son; his better half is gainfully employed as a professor in his alumnus and resides in the accommodation provided to her on the university premises along with her young son..........

His mortal remains were duly handed over to his surviving family members after the due completion of all legal procedures associated with a case or mishap of this kind.........

One wonders whether the utterance of the right words in his ears or then outpourings of encouragement and support might have prevented Anwar from resorting to this unseemly and tragic step as he lived all on his own and some welcome bonding and companionship might have prevented him from brooding over this ignonimous matter and taking recourse to this extreme measure.......

All one can say in conclusion is that a bright and meaningful life dedicated to the betterment of others has been snuffed out in it's prime; one is not doubting the veracity and authenticity of the allegations levelled against Anwar by the victim, but one wonders whether a delicate, mature and impartial handling off this unsavoury episode might have led to a better and less tragic outcome??????

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