Shops in the northern state of India are
reportedly selling videos of women, being
raped, to their customers. The videos cost
from Rs 20 to Rs 200 (30 cents to $3) and
are transmitted to a customer's mobile
phone in a matter of seconds.
According to a report by Al Jazeera; the
faces of the women were visible in the films,
their voices were clear and the attacks on
them were brutal.
Shahnawaz, a resident of Incholi village in
India, revealed that he had bought some of
the rape videos, he even showed it to Al
Jazeera. The man, who refused to use his
real name as at the time of the transaction,
said that the videos were not generally made
with the intention of being sold on the open
market.
"They make it to blackmail the victims
[of rape], so that they don't go and
file a complaint in the nearest police
station," Shawnawaz explained.
Sometimes, the videos are stolen from
the perpetrator's phone when he takes
his device to a shop for repairs. The
stolen footage is then sold to anyone
who asks for it,” he said.
Most of the perpetrators are careful to sell
the videos only to locals who request for
them, and generally deny any knowledge of
them.
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