A guy named Satish Shetty was killed yesterday in Pune, India. He was attacked with swords as he was coming back from his morning walk. Just a few days ago he had requested police protection.
What he was doing is real bravery and it is a shame that those whose job it is to do what he was doing left those things undone. Basically, he resorted to the right to information act (RTI) to expose dodgy land deals in and around Pune.
Let us look for the villains again. There are those officials (Development Authority, Municipal Corporation and so on) whose job it is to ensure that property transactions are fair and proper. Obviously they are not doing their jobs otherwise Satish Shetty would not have needed to do what he used to. Then there is the police. It is always there. They failed to protect a citizen whose life was in very obvious danger.
What Satish was doing is a very brave thing and his death is certainly tragic. I have doubts if anyone else will be in a hurry to take up his role. The biggest tribute to Satish would be that the rest of us do our jobs properly and with due diligence. We can ensure that brave men like him do not have to resort to bravery to ensure fairness in the life of those around. Remember him, and just do our jobs well.
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