Ajay Govind spends what seem to be ten not-so-ordinary days in Kashmir:

But the words that caught my attention were from the title of that piece. ”I’ve learnt how ordinary crime becomes an issue”. Here were his ‘exact’ words from the interview itself “…It’s a case study for me to understand how if not handled right, an ordinary crime may become an issue in Kashmir”.

Ordinary crime. A school going girl and her pregnant sister-in-law raped and killed.

When I saw those words first, I got disturbed. Ordinary? And then I stepped into the Chief Minister’s freshly polished golf shoes and realized ..ah! he means in comparison with other More heinous crime that are just as common and ordinary in his State.

But I’m sure he would’ve been more careful about using words like this in a local newspaper. InIndia, people would understand. (Sorry, it’s probably just a hangover from that trip which is why I am apparently making a distinction between India and Kashmir).

If you actually think about it, this Is an ordinary crime. Considering it’s not rare.