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News18
2 days ago
- Business
- News18
'I Earn 0.1 Lakh': Woman's Interview On Income Goes Viral; Netizens Praise ‘Sense Of Humour'
Last Updated: A woman's street interview went viral after she humorously stated her income as "0.1 lakh" per month, equating to Rs 10,000. A recent street interview with a woman has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread amusement and curiosity. The woman was asked about her income, responding to which, she casually mentioned that she earns '0.1 lakh" per month. To many, 0.1 lakh translates to Rs 10,000, which aligns perfectly with her subsequent statement. The interview quickly gained traction online, with many people praising the woman's confidence and straightforwardness. Others appreciated her creative way of expressing her earnings. 'Today, according to the economy, people are earning very little. I don't know about others, but I earn well. I earn in Lakhs." When asked about the number, she said, '0.1 Lakh". She earns ₹10,000 but in Lakhs. — ShoneeKapoor (@ShoneeKapoor) June 12, 2025 The clip has garnered thousands of views and shares on social media platforms, with many users appreciating the woman's sense of humour while others made fun of her 'maths". 'I hoped she is kidding, but unfortunately, she believes in lakhs. By her logic, I earn in billions. These women," one user commented. 'She was obviously kidding. Let's encourage girls with a good sense of humour," another user said. 'Haha. She is not wrong. Anyway, I earn billions," the third user said. 'She knows how to play with numbers," another user commented.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Hostile Witnesses, False Complaints:Delhi's Rape Conviction Rate At 4.3%
New Delhi: An analysis of four years of data on rape cases in the capital, obtained from the city's district courts through Right to Information applications, reveals that in general, there is very low conviction rate — just around 4.3%. One reason is increasing false rape cases being filed. It is not only a social harassment, but also costs govt the money already paid to the presumed rape survivor as interim compensation. Delhi has seven district courts — Rouse Avenue, Patiala House , Saket, Tis Hazari, Rohini, Dwarka and Karkardooma — data for 2021-2024 from five of them barring the Rouse Avenue and Dwarka courts, shows that of 3,097 rape cases tried, only 133 ended in conviction. This data does not include cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. While one of the reasons for the low conviction rate is the complainants resiling from their statements, only Saket and Rohini courts provided data of complainants who had turned hostile with the rest responding to the RTI query that they did not maintain such data. In Saket and Rohini, of the 792 rape cases tried in 2021-2024, only 38 ended in conviction, with the complainant turning hostile in 194 cases, resulting in the acquittal of the accused. Shonee Kapoor, a resident of Rohini who filed the RTI, alleged to TOI that secrecy surrounded rape cases and the narrative of Delhi being the rape capital "is being peddled by NGOs to secure increasing funds". But, Kapoor said, a lot of precious judicial time and taxpayers' money is wasted in bogus cases. "There should be the strongest punishment for filing false rape cases," she said. The analysis of the data underlines the rising trend of the serial rape complainant — one woman filing a number of cases against different individuals for unfair monetary gain, among other reasons. The RTI also revealed that the courts initiated action only against five complainants for filing false cases. A woman judge in a fast-track court dealing with rape cases said, "Trial in rape cases is a complex process. There are also fake cases which then demand rigorous investigation and trial. It starts at the level of police, the investigating officer in the case and goes up to the public prosecutor and the judge. In this chain, if anyone lags, there are high chances of miscarriage of justice. I have to admit, our system is not 100% foolproof yet. " A woman filed seven rape complaints, another woman eight, both between 2014 and 2022. In Feb this year, coming to the rescue of a 64-year-old former Indian Army officer, the Supreme Court quashed a rape case lodged against him by a 39-year-old married woman after finding she had filed eight other fake cases in different police stations in the capital since 2014. Expressing surprise that Delhi High Court hadn't intervened when the harried accused approached it, Supreme Court justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran quashed the FIR against the Armyman and observed, "What is most concerning before this court is that the same respondent filed nearly identical cases at least against eight other individuals (nine cases in total). " Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, a men's rights activist, said, "National outrage in 2013 led to a complete overhaul in rape laws, but a decade later, it seems the laws have become a tool to settle scores, claim compensation, extort money." She said her documentary film India's Sons depicted the 3-year woe of an IPS officer falsely accused of rape by a woman he had never seen. "Misuse of rape laws is now more prevalent than misuse of dowry laws," claimed Bhardwaj. "And it's causing a huge financial loss to govt. While it is true that every case in which the victim turned hostile might not be false, the numbers are staggering. Delhi High Court in Raj Kumar Vs State in 2019 had expressed concern over misuse of the victim compensation scheme." The response to Kapoor's RTI revealed that only Rs 6 lakh had been recovered in the last four years despite the high acquittal rate. According to the victim compensation scheme offered by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority DL, an adult rape survivor gets between Rs 4-7 lakh as final compensation if the case results in conviction. The interim compensation amount is 25% of the maximum final compensation amount and it is disbursed when the trial is under way. According to DSLSA data, 3,832 victims received total compensation of Rs 88,26,90,549 from 2021 to April 30 this year. Abhinav Pandey, secretary (Litigation), DSLSA, explained that compensation depended on rehabilitative requirements of the survivor and not strictly on the guilt of the accused. "The accused may be acquitted for a multitude of reasons such as improper investigation, not collecting relevant evidence, defects in the prosecution. Also, when the benefit of doubt goes in favour of the accused because of the general principle applicable to criminal cases of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt, acquittal may result. These aren't proper cases for DSLSA to recover the interim compensation," said Pandey. He added, "Sometimes, the survivor may receive inducements or is simply overawed, but that doesn't mean the case was false at the inception. So, it is only when, during trial, a case is found to lack the essential ingredients of the offence or comes across as patently false that recovery proceedings may be instituted under court directions." Advocate Manish Bhandari, who practices in the Supreme Court, high courts, and trial courts, told TOI, "One needs to understand that a majority of the cases registered these days are that of love affairs that eventually lead to false FIRs. It's not surprising when the victim later turns hostile. The severity of genuine cases of rape or serial harassment is truly understood only by women who have endured the pain and suffering. Unfortunately, such serious matters are often trivialised when false cases are filed. A clear distinction must be made right at the outset, during the registration of the FIR."
