At 23, Soumya was the pivot of her family's present and future. Fifteen minutes away from Shoranur, a man entered the Ladies Compartment of the train she was travelling in. He pushed her out of the compartment, raped her and then abandoned her.
March 8, 2011: Radhika Tanwar, a 20-year-old student, was shot dead in broad daylight outside her college. The police says she was most likely killed by a stalker who was either enrolled at her college, or lived near her.
February 5, 2011: A 16-year-old Dalit girl was cycling to her tuition class when three young men attacked her. She fought back and they retaliated by cutting off parts of her nose, ear and hand.