Jessica Lall vs. Corruption
Jessica Lall vs. Corruption
The Jessica Lall case, one murder in which there were over 300 high profile witnesses, an open and shut murder case took 11 years to reach to a solution. With this case people have taken a step forward against the corruption and injustice happening in India. Jessica Lall case has proved the amount of unity that exists in India. In almost every state of India the public and media stood up against the politicians to give justice to Jessica Lall, a person they didn’t know. It has been 10 years of constant struggle for Sabrina Lall, Jessica Lall’s sister, who has been through an emotional battle with herself. I truly respect Sabrina Lall because in today’s society where blood relations are treated as nothing more than just a genetic bond, it is encouraging to see someone like her; who practically gave up so many years of her youth, all in an effort to bring her sister’s murderer punished and put behind bars. Due to the amount of corruption existing in India and the political influence that some people take advantage of, it took 11 years to the judicial system to solve Jessica Lall’s open and shut murder case; if the media hadn’t stepped in to fight against corruption, Jessica Lall wouldn’t have gotten justice (No one killed Jessica).
In the article “Indian Politician Proved Guilty of Model’s Murder” Stoat stated that Jessica Lall was a struggling model and an aspiring television presenter based in Delhi, India. Jessica Lall was said to be an energetic and cheerful ordinary girl. She lived with her parents and her younger sister Sabrina, who worked in a travel agency. Jessica’s main focus was her modeling career for which she used to do part-time jobs in order to make contacts, such as serving as a barmaid in big parties. Jessica’s ambitions included getting married and settling down and opening her own restaurant. Before she got a chance to fulfill her ambitions, she was shot dead at the age of 34 on April 30, 1999. The murderer Manu
The Jessica Lall case, one murder in which there were over 300 high profile witnesses, an open and shut murder case took 11 years to reach to a solution. With this case people have taken a step forward against the corruption and injustice happening in India. Jessica Lall case has proved the amount of unity that exists in India. In almost every state of India the public and media stood up against the politicians to give justice to Jessica Lall, a person they didn’t know. It has been 10 years of constant struggle for Sabrina Lall, Jessica Lall’s sister, who has been through an emotional battle with herself. I truly respect Sabrina Lall because in today’s society where blood relations are treated as nothing more than just a genetic bond, it is encouraging to see someone like her; who practically gave up so many years of her youth, all in an effort to bring her sister’s murderer punished and put behind bars. Due to the amount of corruption existing in India and the political influence that some people take advantage of, it took 11 years to the judicial system to solve Jessica Lall’s open and shut murder case; if the media hadn’t stepped in to fight against corruption, Jessica Lall wouldn’t have gotten justice (No one killed Jessica).
In the article “Indian Politician Proved Guilty of Model’s Murder” Stoat stated that Jessica Lall was a struggling model and an aspiring television presenter based in Delhi, India. Jessica Lall was said to be an energetic and cheerful ordinary girl. She lived with her parents and her younger sister Sabrina, who worked in a travel agency. Jessica’s main focus was her modeling career for which she used to do part-time jobs in order to make contacts, such as serving as a barmaid in big parties. Jessica’s ambitions included getting married and settling down and opening her own restaurant. Before she got a chance to fulfill her ambitions, she was shot dead at the age of 34 on April 30, 1999. The murderer Manu
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