"I had no choice but to quietly go away from there," Singh said.
Unfortunately, the nature of police questioning in such cases is so crude that victims would rather spare themselves embarrassment than go through the legal procedure. And if police harassment was not enough, more would be in store for those who serve as witnesses, and must face courts.
Savita Singh, 52, had once taken a neighbour to hospital after she was physically abused by her husband. The police lost no time in dragging her into a court case, and Singh was left regretting her Samaritan impulse.
"I was made a witness and had to visit the court for a whole year till the case ended. I have since decided not to meddle with such affairs," she says.
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