Last night’s television viewing, like much of my viewing in recent days, was just the 9o clock news on NDTV.
Over dinner we saw Maninder Pal Kohli – the man accused of raping and murdering British Teenager Hannah Foster, and who was arrested after a massive search in India – confess to the killing. There seemed to be no remorse, just recounting of data when he talked about the event. He could just as well have been reading the telephone directory, for all the emotion he showed. He looked the camera straight in the lens when he recounted his actions, and there seemed to be a smug self satisfaction when he said that
I did it. I raped her, I strangled her
when asked why he confessed – he said that he was tired of running.

I believe that the reason why he came out with his confession, is so that his lawyers can appeal against deportation to Britain on grounds that publicity of the confession – as it is bound to happen – will mar chances of a fair trial. And although news reports state that the British Media has been asked to keep the story under wraps, it is going to be difficult for the story of the confession not to reach their shores. After all we live in a global village – with satellite Television and the internet. What are the chances of the story of this confession not getting back to Britain.
There is something terribly lacking in our society, where laws designed to protect the innocent are used to allow knaves to walk away.