User blog:UnderAPineapple/Hurricane Pineapple: Akku Yadav

I was intending for this to be posted on Friday, but I'm a lazy-ass, and I played video games instead, so pardon my procrastination. Anyways, this is the second blog post of my criminal story blog, "Hurricane Pineapple", in which I give you some of the juiciest and interesting stories about true events that have occurred in the world. So, let's get right into this. Credit can go to YouTuber "Criminally Listed", as that is where I first discovered this story. The link to his channel will be revealed at the end of this blog.

This story is one that has a tragic beginning, an even sadder climax, and a somewhat refreshing ending. Today, I'll be talking about the case of Akku Yadav, a 32-year old serial rapist and murderer in Kasturba Nagar in India (the country where my final fanon season of Survivor ​will take place in). For more than 15 years, the mud alleys of the "slums" have been ruled by a disgusting and terrifying thug, who mercilessly raped over hundreds of women, along with killing more than 50 innocent civilians.

About Akku
Akku Yadav was born Bharat Kalicharan in 1972 in Kasturba Nagar, India. Not much is known about his childhood, but for more than 15 years, Akku's criminal history consisted of rape, murder, and robbery, a very horrifying combination to put it mildly.

Criminal Activity
Along with his "gang", Akku raped and sexually humiliated many to retrieve financial gain and power over the slums. His victims however, were not limited to only women. One infamous event was when Akku made an older man strip naked and dance in front of his own daughter, whilst Akku and his gang burned him repeatedly with cigarettes. It was at this time that victims of sexual humiliation (men and women) were often embarrassed to go to police or to law enforcement. An example of this is that in this time, it was common to hear about rape and sexual assault stories when the victim was murdered. Along with this, Yadav was able to bribe the police officers in the slums with a large amount of money for them to not press charges against him. According to "Criminally Listed", Akku was able to get away with murder, considering the amount of money he stole would've made it easy for him to bribe the cops to let him off, it only cost more as opposed to rape. One member of India ended up reporting to the police about Akku publically butchering a woman in front of her own child, and soon after, that man was killed as well. Whether Yadav or someone else killed him is unknown, and it will probably never be solved.

For years, women have kept their daughters locked up at home in fear of Akku breaking in, and sexually assaulting and possibly murdering them or their family members. Police Officers did not get involved in the criminal activity, partially because of Akku being able to bribe them so much. In the summer of 2004, 26-year old Usha Narayane was on vacation and decided to stay in her family's home. The house that Usha was next to (aka her neighbors), were confronted by Akku and Akku threatened to murder the entire house if they didn't give him money. Usha confided in the distraught family, and encouraged them to call the police. When the family did not call the police, Usha took matter into her own hands. Following this incident, Yadav and 40 of his own gang members confronted Usha and an angry Yadav threatened to rape and murder Usha. Usha was not phased. She believed if she was going to die, she wasn't going to be the only person. Lighting up a match, she threated Yadav and his gang that if they didn't leave, she'd blow everyone up, causing certain death. In fear of death, Yadav walked off without harming Usha.

Because of Usha's bravery, many people in the slums decided to rally against Yadav. They set his house on fire, broke through windows, and threatened to kill him. For his own protection, the police arrested Yadav, as if he were to go near the slums, he'd probably be killed. What happens next, could be described as vigilante justice.

Murder
It was the day of August 13, 2004, and Yadav was in court preparing to hear what his bail would be. There was a decent chance that Yadav could possibly be released from prison, free to rape and kill more innocent civilians. 200 people, the majority of which being female, surrounded the court house. They were armed with rocks, chili powder, and other harmful equipment. Immediately when arriving into the courtroom, Yadav saw one of the victims he had raped, and called her a "prostitute", and said that he'd rape and kill her if he was to be released. The woman decided to take off both of her shoes, and began hitting Yadav with the shoes. The 200 people decided to raid the courthouse to attack Yadav. They threw stones and rocks at him, threw chili powder in his eyes, stabbed him more than 70 times, and one of the women even castrated him. 15 minutes following this event, Yadav was dying in a pool of his own blood from the massive amount of stab wounds he received. Eventually, Yadav succumbed to his injuries and died at the age of 32 years old.

The Aftermath
Remember Usha Narayane? She was the girl who threatened to blow Yadav up along with his own gang in an apparent suicide bombing when Yadav threatened to rape her. She was arrested, along with many others, for the murder of Yadav. Unlike the other women (who were jailed immediately), Usha was arrested two weeks following the murder (August 27, 2004 to be exact). For over ten years, this murder did not go to trial however, as there was a "lack of evidence" in the case. In 2014, everyone responsible for the murder of Akku Yadav, were found not guilty and were sent free. Usha is still alive today, and as of 2017, she is 39 years old.

Hurricane Pineapple - My Thoughts
This is subject to a widespread debate on whether or not it is justified to have killed Yadav the way he was murdered. I personally believe Akku had it coming, but I can see many people believing that despite his terrible crimes, it was inhumane to kill him. Many people who are against capital punishment, would probably say that Akku should've simply been dealt with at the hands of the law, but I'm going to argue otherwise.

Even though I might be biased, as I am a proud supporter of capital punishment (especially in rape cases), the justice system in India would've probably let Akku go, as they allowed him to rape, torture, rob, and murder hundreds of innocent women in the slums for over a decade, but only arrested him for "his protection". So, it's very likely that Akku could've been released. If a serial killer was going to be released from jail within a year, and that has happened before, I personally wouldn't think it would be okay to let him roam my town as a free man or woman.

I'd like to hear your opinions on this case. Did you believe this guy got what he deserved? Did you think his death was too harsh? Was Jodi Deerman robbed in Survivor: Uruguay? (she was, that's not a question) Thank you so much for listening. The third "Hurricane Pineapple" should be available on Friday, October 6th.

Check out "Criminally Listed"'s channel on YouTube. Here's the link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs3iFCPtX0gzkKxCrobO4ig