Imperfect survivors in an inadequate systemRakhi and Madhav’s resistance also spills out through phone calls – made persistently to whomever they deem to be “figures of authority”.ASI Parvati, for instance, was the investigating officer on the case when the FIR was filed in 2018. Rakhi, Madhav and the kids seemed to take to her instantly, and she was their go-to for updates until she was transferred out of Netaji Subhash Police Station four years ago.Eventually, the police officer had to gently point out to them that she had been transferred, that the investigation had concluded and that they might get more real-time news from their lawyers.Still, until ASI Parvati moved away, she was at every event Rakhi and Madhav hosted, usually children’s birthday parties.Parvati said she regretted not seeing the family more over the last four years. Nodding to their long wait for a legal outcome, she said she was sure they would see justice served.“I’m sure there will be punishment – probably taking into account the fact that the accused has also already spent over seven years in custody,” she said.As an IO, ASI Parvati will be the last police witness to testify and should, based on common practic …
