Warning: This post deals with issues around assault and could be triggering for some readers.
Almost two years ago a rape case in India sparked worldwide outrage. It involved Nirbhaya, the pseudonym given to the 23-year-old female physiotherapy intern, who was gang-raped by six men on a bus in South Delhi.
Nirbhaya (which means “fearless) died 13 days later while undergoing emergency treatment for the physical and internal injuries she sustained during the attack.
It generated widespread national and international coverage and condemnation over the treatment of women in India.
And now a Mumbai-based fashion photographer has released a photo series depicting an Indian woman being abused by male passengers on a bus..
“The Wrong Turn,” shows a woman in glamorous designer fashion being groped, held against her will, and on the floor of the bus while a pantless male steps over her body.
Raj Shetye has denied the shoot had anything to do with Nirbhaya.
“This is in no way meant to glamorise the act, which was very bad,” Shetye told BuzzFeed. “It’s just a way of throwing light on it.”
He apparently he came up with the concept of the shoot two years ago, before the attack happened but took his time with the shoot because he “didn’t want to create something irresponsible.”
Top Comments
Very Very bad and stupid ,to get inspiration from such an awful thing..........
What the actual fuck?