This is a true story
The woman left the office after working hours and saw a little child crying on the road. Feeling pity for the child, she went to ask what happened. The child said, "I am lost. Can you take me home please?" Then the child gave her a slip of paper and told the woman where the address is.
The woman, being an average kind person who didn't suspect anything, took the child there. When they arrived at the 'child's home', the kind-hearted woman pressed the doorbell and was electrocuted as the bell was wired with high voltage, and fainted.
The next day when she woke up, she found herself in an empty house up in the hills, naked. Condoms were all thrown around! She had not even seen her assailants.
That's why nowadays crimes are targeted at kind people like her. If you are in a similar situation, take the child to the police station. Lost children are best sent to police stations. Please send this to all your female friends/colleagues, and your friends with girlfriends and friends with wives. It is better to receive this a thousand times than to be a victim once!
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Share with your sisters, daughters, nieces, mothers, and female friends. This incident has been confirmed.
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting petrol in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the service station.
She then noticed the men were immediately behind her, and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away, but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.
This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them. This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards. So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services.
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Daleep Sharma
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11The woman left the office after working hours and saw a little child crying on the road. Feeling pity for the child, she went to ask what happened. The child said, "I am lost. Can you take me home please?" Then the child gave her a slip of paper and told the woman where the address is.
The woman, being an average kind person who didn't suspect anything, took the child there. When they arrived at the 'child's home', the kind-hearted woman pressed the doorbell and was electrocuted as the bell was wired with high voltage, and fainted.
The next day when she woke up, she found herself in an empty house up in the hills, naked. Condoms were all thrown around! She had not even seen her assailants.
That's why nowadays crimes are targeted at kind people like her. If you are in a similar situation, take the child to the police station. Lost children are best sent to police stations. Please send this to all your female friends/colleagues, and your friends with girlfriends and friends with wives. It is better to receive this a thousand times than to be a victim once!
Please pass this on to family members, friends, and co-workers...
Warning
Share with your sisters, daughters, nieces, mothers, and female friends. This incident has been confirmed.
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting petrol in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman. As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the service station.
She then noticed the men were immediately behind her, and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help. The men drove away, but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.
This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA' and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them. This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards. So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services.
PLEASE SEND THIS EMAIL ALERT TO OTHERS
Regards,
Daleep Sharma
From India, Mumbai
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I sometimes think I act very paranoid, but no props... I am not going to lose anything by being overly careful the next time. The first story is really sad. Yes, it's always better to first call and inform the police and let them do the rest. It's such incidents that stop us from being kind.
From India, Madras
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Hmmm...thanks for sharing, friends. Here's something to add on to it - a common act that you come across these days. Usually, it's always advised not to accept any drinks offered by strangers. Well, that's true, but wait a moment. Nowadays, even the trusted ones at times prove to be dangerous, especially when people hang out in pubs, discos, etc.
Yes, girls' drinks are sometimes spiked with Rohypnol. Rohypnol's medical use is as a pre-operation anesthetic or a strong sleeping pill, but stronger doses can bring on amnesia. It takes effect very quickly. Symptoms include headaches, muscle pain, tension, restlessness, extreme anxiety, confusion, hallucinations, shock, and cardiovascular collapse. Rohypnol causes memory loss, usually leaving victims with little or no memory of what took place - this is used to allegedly rape the girls. This can even be done by someone trusted when they hang out. Victims are often unaware that assaults have taken place until their symptoms are recognized or their memory returns. It's a very nasty drug.
So, next time, watch out and be cautious.
Take care, all.
From India, Mumbai
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Yes, girls' drinks are sometimes spiked with Rohypnol. Rohypnol's medical use is as a pre-operation anesthetic or a strong sleeping pill, but stronger doses can bring on amnesia. It takes effect very quickly. Symptoms include headaches, muscle pain, tension, restlessness, extreme anxiety, confusion, hallucinations, shock, and cardiovascular collapse. Rohypnol causes memory loss, usually leaving victims with little or no memory of what took place - this is used to allegedly rape the girls. This can even be done by someone trusted when they hang out. Victims are often unaware that assaults have taken place until their symptoms are recognized or their memory returns. It's a very nasty drug.
So, next time, watch out and be cautious.
Take care, all.
From India, Mumbai
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:sad: :icon9:
Ahhhh, I overreact to such stories. To be on the safer side, always make the other person drink half of it (as a token of friendship being appreciated) and wait for half an hour - see the reaction and then drink by pouring it into another glass :grin: :grin: :grin: (without that person knowing you actually did it!) :icon11:
For those of you who are feeling like throwing stones at me, I was just trying to make this thread a little lighter, along with the scary feeling.
From India, Madras
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Ahhhh, I overreact to such stories. To be on the safer side, always make the other person drink half of it (as a token of friendship being appreciated) and wait for half an hour - see the reaction and then drink by pouring it into another glass :grin: :grin: :grin: (without that person knowing you actually did it!) :icon11:
For those of you who are feeling like throwing stones at me, I was just trying to make this thread a little lighter, along with the scary feeling.
From India, Madras
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Thanks for making the thread lighter ash... It really has more than a scary feeling... :shock:I sometimes feel that we are living in a place that is not less than a hell..:cry: may god bless us all.
From India, New Delhi
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From India, New Delhi
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Dear Poster,
I do not disagree that we all need to be cautious, but the article posted here is false - a hoax! There are lots of such forwards making their way into our email inboxes. Please visit the below-mentioned links and check for yourself. And kindly post such articles in the Daylife forum or similar platforms, not in the HR forum. It's a humble request!!
- Burundanga Business Card Drug Warning: [Burundanga Business Card Drug Warning](http://www.hoax-slayer.com/burundanga-warning.shtml)
- Snopes.com: Rape Victim Lured By Child: [Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/childlure.asp)
Best Wishes!
From India, Vadodara
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I do not disagree that we all need to be cautious, but the article posted here is false - a hoax! There are lots of such forwards making their way into our email inboxes. Please visit the below-mentioned links and check for yourself. And kindly post such articles in the Daylife forum or similar platforms, not in the HR forum. It's a humble request!!
- Burundanga Business Card Drug Warning: [Burundanga Business Card Drug Warning](http://www.hoax-slayer.com/burundanga-warning.shtml)
- Snopes.com: Rape Victim Lured By Child: [Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/childlure.asp)
Best Wishes!
From India, Vadodara
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Dear Shalu,
Whatever may be the truth or rumor, it is always better for us to be safe when we are outside with strangers. These may not be true stories, but there are real incidents that are much more shocking. The world is often rude to strangers. They don't care how it hurts another person unless their loved one goes through it.
Take care and be safe, all of you!
From India, Madras
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Whatever may be the truth or rumor, it is always better for us to be safe when we are outside with strangers. These may not be true stories, but there are real incidents that are much more shocking. The world is often rude to strangers. They don't care how it hurts another person unless their loved one goes through it.
Take care and be safe, all of you!
From India, Madras
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What has happened to our society nowadays?
This is a culture where women were worshipped, and we can't even give them a secure environment now! Shocking! I guess it is time for a movement!
Can we, as HR professionals, not do anything about it in our respective zones, cities, or at least companies?
Reply, friends!
From India, Faridabad
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This is a culture where women were worshipped, and we can't even give them a secure environment now! Shocking! I guess it is time for a movement!
Can we, as HR professionals, not do anything about it in our respective zones, cities, or at least companies?
Reply, friends!
From India, Faridabad
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Superb. excellent awakening of tender hearted people ! It is a lesson for us not to help anybody eventhough the concerned person deserves ! keep it up.
From India, Coimbatore
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Hi all,
I agree with Ash, whether it is true or false, but such incidents or similar ones are taking place every now and then. We females are more prone to all these incidents. A few days back in Gurgaon, somebody entered a house, raped a woman, and then went away with money and other expensive items. This is true, and this is the only reason that we have to be aware. Only we can save ourselves by being alert and aware.
Regards,
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From India, Chandigarh
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I agree with Ash, whether it is true or false, but such incidents or similar ones are taking place every now and then. We females are more prone to all these incidents. A few days back in Gurgaon, somebody entered a house, raped a woman, and then went away with money and other expensive items. This is true, and this is the only reason that we have to be aware. Only we can save ourselves by being alert and aware.
Regards,
:icon10:
From India, Chandigarh
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Oh, it seems "the end" of the thread makes itself a beginning of an ignition... :icon1:
Very true Sumit. Appreciating your views. I have always felt the same way but in vain. Sure, it can be a call for all HR professionals, and then others can join. Maybe it can be started from our department at workplaces and then as a chain till the organizational level as a CSR initiative too.
So, can I request those who are interested to contribute their views, opinions, and ideas on how this can be developed as CSR (not sure if any organization is already doing this) if possible? For instance, "Raise against women/sexual abuse."
➡️ Please excuse/ignore if this is the wrong post. I just felt like expressing... :(
From India, Mumbai
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Very true Sumit. Appreciating your views. I have always felt the same way but in vain. Sure, it can be a call for all HR professionals, and then others can join. Maybe it can be started from our department at workplaces and then as a chain till the organizational level as a CSR initiative too.
So, can I request those who are interested to contribute their views, opinions, and ideas on how this can be developed as CSR (not sure if any organization is already doing this) if possible? For instance, "Raise against women/sexual abuse."
➡️ Please excuse/ignore if this is the wrong post. I just felt like expressing... :(
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Ash and Akshu,
The opening line of my post says it all – I did not disagree with the fact that such crimes are on the rise! But I wanted to correct the tag - true stories, that's all. I did not wish or intend for anything else!
The rumor mill creates nothing but more rumors, and instead of strengthening one's mind, it creates fear and cripples strength. The need of the hour is to be aware of things going around but at the same time try to be on the safer side too.
Most of us would be aware of recent murder cases where working professionals were targeted, and that too females! In another case, a girl is raped on a suburban train in Mumbai, and five male co-passengers are unwilling to stop the rapist – to a large extent, our society's apathy and fear are to be blamed; many such incidents go unreported for various reasons.
What we need is zero tolerance towards such acts, and culprits, like the entire nation, got united against Mumbai attacks. Our mission should be a Safer India for all. We need to start cleaning our own backyard first, speak up, and act.
I did not expect to start a debate, for we all know what the truth is. I just wished the poster to check before saying it's true, nothing more.
Keep up the spirit and wish you all the best in your careers!
From India, Vadodara
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The opening line of my post says it all – I did not disagree with the fact that such crimes are on the rise! But I wanted to correct the tag - true stories, that's all. I did not wish or intend for anything else!
The rumor mill creates nothing but more rumors, and instead of strengthening one's mind, it creates fear and cripples strength. The need of the hour is to be aware of things going around but at the same time try to be on the safer side too.
Most of us would be aware of recent murder cases where working professionals were targeted, and that too females! In another case, a girl is raped on a suburban train in Mumbai, and five male co-passengers are unwilling to stop the rapist – to a large extent, our society's apathy and fear are to be blamed; many such incidents go unreported for various reasons.
What we need is zero tolerance towards such acts, and culprits, like the entire nation, got united against Mumbai attacks. Our mission should be a Safer India for all. We need to start cleaning our own backyard first, speak up, and act.
I did not expect to start a debate, for we all know what the truth is. I just wished the poster to check before saying it's true, nothing more.
Keep up the spirit and wish you all the best in your careers!
From India, Vadodara
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Nowadays, our society is becoming worse and worse. But the thing to notice is that in all situations, only the good and kind-hearted persons are affected, and the strangers escape... What a society??
From India, Madras
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Hi everyone,
The root cause of each and every crime in India is corruption at every level of law enforcement. Once you know that you can bribe your way out of any crime you have committed, there is no point in discussing how we can make ourselves safer; we will never be. Unless exemplary punishments are meted out to these criminals, they will keep repeating it, and society will keep suffering from it.
Of course, by sharing such incidents, we can raise awareness among the masses. Good anyway.
From India, Kochi
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The root cause of each and every crime in India is corruption at every level of law enforcement. Once you know that you can bribe your way out of any crime you have committed, there is no point in discussing how we can make ourselves safer; we will never be. Unless exemplary punishments are meted out to these criminals, they will keep repeating it, and society will keep suffering from it.
Of course, by sharing such incidents, we can raise awareness among the masses. Good anyway.
From India, Kochi
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It is too bad that people have come to this. It still shocks me to realize that we do things like this to each other.
I read a great book a few years back about how to learn to protect yourself. I strongly encourage all women to read it. It is called "The Gift of Fear."
The first story, about the child and the woman, was very, very sad.
From United States, Santa Barbara
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I read a great book a few years back about how to learn to protect yourself. I strongly encourage all women to read it. It is called "The Gift of Fear."
The first story, about the child and the woman, was very, very sad.
From United States, Santa Barbara
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I think we should stop discussion. This is not the forum to discuss all these things. rahaman
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Excuse me Rahaman. What makes u think that is not the right place for discussing on this topic? Elaborate.
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The information shared herein is important to safeguard our life.
This incident occurred in Chennai, which we believe is peace-loving. One of my friends was returning from a New Year's party on 01.01.2009 (while under the influence of alcohol). Between MJL Swimming Pool, Camp Road - Indira Nagar (Selaiyur, East Tambaram), he was stopped by some youths who appeared to be celebrating the New Year. Not anticipating any wrongdoing, he stopped his vehicle and greeted the youths. Suddenly, one of them punched him in the face with a hard object, and around 6 to 7 others joined in beating him. After robbing him of his valuables, they left him on the side of the road. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person rescued him, and he received medical care for 3 days. Knowing the reputation of the police (and considering my friend's inebriated state that night), we chose not to file a complaint. However, I visited the crime scene and gathered essential evidence. I suspect similar incidents occur every weekend. This road is frequented by migrant software professionals and college students. The attackers spoke in a slang Tamil dialect, indicating they may be residents of nearby slum areas. Victims may be reluctant to report to the police due to language barriers or alcohol consumption, allowing the criminals to operate freely. Therefore, never assume that attending the gym regularly or being male will protect you. It is always better to take precautions.
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This incident occurred in Chennai, which we believe is peace-loving. One of my friends was returning from a New Year's party on 01.01.2009 (while under the influence of alcohol). Between MJL Swimming Pool, Camp Road - Indira Nagar (Selaiyur, East Tambaram), he was stopped by some youths who appeared to be celebrating the New Year. Not anticipating any wrongdoing, he stopped his vehicle and greeted the youths. Suddenly, one of them punched him in the face with a hard object, and around 6 to 7 others joined in beating him. After robbing him of his valuables, they left him on the side of the road. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person rescued him, and he received medical care for 3 days. Knowing the reputation of the police (and considering my friend's inebriated state that night), we chose not to file a complaint. However, I visited the crime scene and gathered essential evidence. I suspect similar incidents occur every weekend. This road is frequented by migrant software professionals and college students. The attackers spoke in a slang Tamil dialect, indicating they may be residents of nearby slum areas. Victims may be reluctant to report to the police due to language barriers or alcohol consumption, allowing the criminals to operate freely. Therefore, never assume that attending the gym regularly or being male will protect you. It is always better to take precautions.
From India, Madras
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I think Rehman is scared to even think of such a possibility, Ash [human nature tries to avoid such things]... just kidding, Rehman - so take it cool.
Whether this story is true or not, I think, isn't the issue. If they haven't happened, I don't think anyone can guarantee that they WON'T happen.
When good things that were considered fiction earlier can happen later, why not such negative aspects of human nature? A case in point is the news item I saw today [ToI, Hyderabad edition, page 12 titled "Will 007 jetpack let you soar into the sky?"] - something James Bond used for screen effects 40 years ago is now a reality.
And let us not fool ourselves that such conmen have begun to exist only now. The Mahabharata war wouldn't have taken place had Yudhishtra not played the game of dice - despite warnings from all his near and dear. Then since such chemicals didn't exist may be the reason why Sakuni et al couldn't use it... that's all.
So the bottom line is: BE kind-hearted, helpful, etc., BUT using BOTH your heart and head. Don't blame the one who takes you for a ride - blame yourself for ALLOWING it to happen - and yet don't stop from showing the nicer side of your nature, for that's what differentiates the human from the animal. Only THINK before you do it.
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TS
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Whether this story is true or not, I think, isn't the issue. If they haven't happened, I don't think anyone can guarantee that they WON'T happen.
When good things that were considered fiction earlier can happen later, why not such negative aspects of human nature? A case in point is the news item I saw today [ToI, Hyderabad edition, page 12 titled "Will 007 jetpack let you soar into the sky?"] - something James Bond used for screen effects 40 years ago is now a reality.
And let us not fool ourselves that such conmen have begun to exist only now. The Mahabharata war wouldn't have taken place had Yudhishtra not played the game of dice - despite warnings from all his near and dear. Then since such chemicals didn't exist may be the reason why Sakuni et al couldn't use it... that's all.
So the bottom line is: BE kind-hearted, helpful, etc., BUT using BOTH your heart and head. Don't blame the one who takes you for a ride - blame yourself for ALLOWING it to happen - and yet don't stop from showing the nicer side of your nature, for that's what differentiates the human from the animal. Only THINK before you do it.
Regards,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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