Jisha Surya
June 15, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram
Some say Greed, some others say the pressure for meeting both ends meet in a challenging environment. Elders, however, point to the rapid erosion of values. The new role that is getting popular among young and educated women - of a crooked criminal in plainclothes - continues to be an enigma.
From Sherin Karnaver who meticulously planned and executed a scheme to finish of her father in law three years ago to Saritha S Nair who was caught early this month for duping investors for crores of rupees, smart young women are the latest sensation in the docks in our courts. A deadly cocktail of beauty and brains is clearly visible if one intersects each and every such case.
“It is a shame on womanhood. I personally don’t understand how can a woman be a fraud, the basic instinct of a women being goodness”, said Gurdeep Kour, secretary of Expressions India Society, an NGO working for women empowerment.
But, psychologists point to the fact that the concept of good and bad has undergone a sea chage over the last few years. “It is a clear indication of the lowering criminal threshold”, said psychologist Dr Krishna Prasad Sreedhar. “Erosion in ethics and value system has caused this. Money making and retaining power by hook or crook have become the priorities of today’s generation”, he said.
Advocate Sreeja Sasidharan, criminal lawyer at Thiruvananthapuram Bar, had to handle several cases which were stemmed from the women’s greed. “Obviously, there is a rise in number of such cases. There was one recent case in which a house maid was caught for stealing money. She did it as she wanted to imitate the lifestyle of her employer,” she said. Sreeja also said there are victims of situations. “Everywhere you could see busy women. Situation is such that women have so many responsibilities that sometimes they dare to go for quick money as there are no other ways,” said Sreeja.
However, Vigilance ADGP R Sreelekha, said this is not a new phenomenon. “Contrary to general belief, women’s presence is always there in crimes, let it be a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law fight or a sex racket operated by woman. Whenever women involve in crimes, they always enjoy strong support of some man. In fact, women are forced to commit the act by men in most cases”, she said. Sreelekha also pointed out that still the rate of crime committed by women is much below that of men. “If you compare, it will be just 1 in 100,” Sreelekha said.
While women like Saritha Nair and Leena Maria Paul who commit financial frauds in the open are more vulnerable, there are women criminal who sit behind veils in the cyber world. The anonymity and secrecy offered by latest technology has led more women to cyber crimes than to conventional ones. Vinayakumaran Nair, Assistant Commissioner, hi-tech cell of the Kerala police said that women are found to be involved more in cyber crimes mainly due to the anonymous nature of cyber space. “In cyber space, there is no need for a physical fight or a straight conflict. They have the wrong notion that they won’t get caught,” he said. Vinayakumaran Nair also supported Sreelekha’s argument that women mostly enjoy support of men in committing crimes.
Gurdeep Kaur suggested that the issue can be addressed only after assessing the social situation that lead more young women to crimes. “I feel women are used as a tool in committing crimes. In certain cases, some women in crime are found to have sexual relations with men who motivate them to commit the crime,” she said. In such cases, they will act as slaves of those men, she said.
June 15, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram
Some say Greed, some others say the pressure for meeting both ends meet in a challenging environment. Elders, however, point to the rapid erosion of values. The new role that is getting popular among young and educated women - of a crooked criminal in plainclothes - continues to be an enigma.
From Sherin Karnaver who meticulously planned and executed a scheme to finish of her father in law three years ago to Saritha S Nair who was caught early this month for duping investors for crores of rupees, smart young women are the latest sensation in the docks in our courts. A deadly cocktail of beauty and brains is clearly visible if one intersects each and every such case.
“It is a shame on womanhood. I personally don’t understand how can a woman be a fraud, the basic instinct of a women being goodness”, said Gurdeep Kour, secretary of Expressions India Society, an NGO working for women empowerment.
But, psychologists point to the fact that the concept of good and bad has undergone a sea chage over the last few years. “It is a clear indication of the lowering criminal threshold”, said psychologist Dr Krishna Prasad Sreedhar. “Erosion in ethics and value system has caused this. Money making and retaining power by hook or crook have become the priorities of today’s generation”, he said.
Advocate Sreeja Sasidharan, criminal lawyer at Thiruvananthapuram Bar, had to handle several cases which were stemmed from the women’s greed. “Obviously, there is a rise in number of such cases. There was one recent case in which a house maid was caught for stealing money. She did it as she wanted to imitate the lifestyle of her employer,” she said. Sreeja also said there are victims of situations. “Everywhere you could see busy women. Situation is such that women have so many responsibilities that sometimes they dare to go for quick money as there are no other ways,” said Sreeja.
However, Vigilance ADGP R Sreelekha, said this is not a new phenomenon. “Contrary to general belief, women’s presence is always there in crimes, let it be a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law fight or a sex racket operated by woman. Whenever women involve in crimes, they always enjoy strong support of some man. In fact, women are forced to commit the act by men in most cases”, she said. Sreelekha also pointed out that still the rate of crime committed by women is much below that of men. “If you compare, it will be just 1 in 100,” Sreelekha said.
While women like Saritha Nair and Leena Maria Paul who commit financial frauds in the open are more vulnerable, there are women criminal who sit behind veils in the cyber world. The anonymity and secrecy offered by latest technology has led more women to cyber crimes than to conventional ones. Vinayakumaran Nair, Assistant Commissioner, hi-tech cell of the Kerala police said that women are found to be involved more in cyber crimes mainly due to the anonymous nature of cyber space. “In cyber space, there is no need for a physical fight or a straight conflict. They have the wrong notion that they won’t get caught,” he said. Vinayakumaran Nair also supported Sreelekha’s argument that women mostly enjoy support of men in committing crimes.
Gurdeep Kaur suggested that the issue can be addressed only after assessing the social situation that lead more young women to crimes. “I feel women are used as a tool in committing crimes. In certain cases, some women in crime are found to have sexual relations with men who motivate them to commit the crime,” she said. In such cases, they will act as slaves of those men, she said.
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