India, March 29 -- Trigger Warning: This has graphic description of murder, violence against women, and domestic abuse, and may be triggering for survivors.

Monday afternoon, a part of Kolkata city erupted into episodes of violence. I came to know that a girl has died.

Last Sunday morning, in a five-storied block in Tiljala, Kolkata, a mother sent her seven-year-old daughter downstairs to dispose of the garbage. The child went missing. It seems that the girl got scared of the dogs and ran into a neighbour's flat. The man dragged her in, raped her and cut her. The mutilated body was later found in a sack in his flat.

The culprit has allegedly admitted his crime and stated his reasons for the heinous act. It was on the advice of a Tantri...