bug girl @buggirl
"for no particular reason i want to bring up the serial
rapist in india who was continuously found not
guilty of his crimes because of corruption and
misogyny so 200 women beat him to death on the
courthouse floor. just saying"
Akku Yadav
Indian criminal and rapist (1972–2004)
Akku Yadav (born Bharat Kalicharan Yadav), a notorious gangster, serial rapist, and extortionist who operated in the Kasturba Nagar slum of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. For over a decade, Yadav terrorized the local community, committing over 40 documented rapes, multiple murders, and acts of extreme violence against women and children, many of whom belonged to the Dalit caste.
Despite being arrested approximately 14 times, Yadav consistently avoided conviction. He maintained his freedom through a combination of bribery, intimidation of witnesses, and systemic corruption within the local police force and judiciary. Victims reported that police often dismissed their complaints, accepted bribes from Yadav, or even facilitated further abuse. The failure of the legal system to protect the community culminated in a dramatic act of vigilante justice.
On August 13, 2004, during a bail hearing at the Nagpur District Court, word spread that Yadav was likely to be released again. In response, a mob of approximately 200 women, many of whom were his past victims, stormed Courtroom No. 7. Armed with vegetable knives, stones, and chili powder, they overwhelmed the police guards.
The women attacked Yadav brutally, stabbing him over 70 times, throwing chili powder in his face and into his mouth, and severing his genitals with a kitchen knife. The entire lynching took place in broad daylight on the courtroom floor within about 15 minutes. When police regained control and asked who was responsible, nearly every woman in the room raised her hand, declaring collective responsibility to prevent individual prosecutions.
Following the incident, police arrested several women, including key figures like Usha Narayane and Anjanabai Borkar. However, the local community rallied behind them, with hundreds protesting and over 100 lawyers volunteering for their defense. The trial dragged on for years, plagued by poor evidence collection and contradictory police testimonies. In November 2014, ten years after the killing, a Nagpur court acquitted all surviving accused due to a lack of clinching evidence against any specific individual. The case remains a significant example of community retaliation against systemic judicial failure and has been the subject of documentaries, including the Netflix series Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom.
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/17-years-ago-200-women-lynched-serial-rapist-bharat-kalicharan-in-a-nagpur-courtroom/articleshow/127456283.html
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/serial-rapist-lynched-by-200-women-in-india-bf7f8b250ef7
#Rape #SexualAssault #RadicalFeminism #RadFem #Feminism #Feminist #SecondWaveFeminism #Misogyny #WomanHate #MaleSexualPolitics
