Jessica Lal an aspring model was shot dead in a famous bar in New Delhi seven years ago. Over 200 people mainly socialites, fashion designers and all the who's who of Delhi's rich and famous were present in the bar. The murderer asked for a drink from Jesscia Lal who was tending the bar. Jessica refused saying the bar was shut. The man allegedly Manu Sharma, the son of a politician whipped out his piston and shot Jessica between the eyes.
He was arrested three days later and a few days ago the Delhi High Court acquitted him. The reason--lack of evidence. Not one of the 200 people who saw the crime came forward to depose before the court. The man who did, turned hostile and said he did not see anything. During that time i was a cub-reporter and i had met all the people who were supposedly at the bar that fateful night. None of them said the truth. They either said they had already left the bar before the shot was fired or that there were not there at all. The police officers conspired with the accused to tamper with the evidence. It was as shoddy an investigation as it could get.
Now a huge public outrage has build up in India. it is an outrage that has never been witnessed before. The indian media is not letting the issue die down. They are collecting messages from people and will petition the President for a fresh retrail. Jessica has now become a symbol for Justice . Justice that was denied to a common person and where the rich and the mighty got away with murder. You can also join this fight for truth and justice by writing in your comments.