NEW DELHI, Jan. 2 -- Betrayal is the worst condition for a person to accept. World literature is littered with instances of betrayal by the lover, whether man or woman. Nothing illustrates betrayal better than the murder of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar by his close associate and Senator Marcus Brutus. He was stabbed 23 times!

Betrayal becomes worse when the betrayer is the state or its agency, for it is supposed to function in an orderly manner. The death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy in police custody in July 2021 was an act of great betrayal. He was interrogated by the police for several days.

The police sought his arrest as they wanted to interrogate him further in judicial custody. The fact of the matter is that he was not interrog...