
Anirban Halder
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Anirban Halder
@ItsYourAni
Just another array of perpetual flux in this fabric of eternity


He is Rajesh Vishwakarma, a poor daily-wage laborer with no land, no parents. He’s the latest casualty of an indifferent Indian justice system. In June last year, a woman from his neighbourhood asked Rajesh to help her get to the hospital because she wasn’t feeling well. Like any good neighbour, he rushed her there, got her admitted, and then left for work. By evening, the woman had died. And by the next morning, police arrested Rajesh for her murder and sent straight to jail. Rajesh didn’t have money to hire a lawyer. For 13 months, he languished behind bars, no trial, no legal advice, no chance to speak to family. It wasn’t police investigation that cleared his name, but the quiet effort of court-appointed legal aid lawyer Reena Verma, who finally proved his innocence. But freedom hasn’t brought relief. After his arrest, the police locked his rented room without warning. Now he must pay 13 months’ back rent. And despite being declared innocent, no one wants to give him work, to them, he’s just a man who came from jail. In any sane, just legal system, Rajesh could sue the govt, win millions in compensation, and finally live a life of dignity. But in India? He won’t get a single penny. In fact, adding insult to injury, his sister had to pay a ₹500 bribe just to get back his Aadhaar card and phone from the jail.



















