A 20-Year-Old Went On A Grindr Date. Now He Is Fighting A Court Case
By Jaishree Kumar In a crowded courtroom in Saket District Court, a 20-year-old waits for his case to come up. He is surrounded by police personnel, lawyers in black robes, and the men who assaulted him. His fight is not just legal, but it’s personal. He needs to prove that he was raped, something that the legal justice system does not recognise as a crime if it’s same sex. Arnab Adhikari is one of the few queer Indians exposing the crimes and sextortion cases that have been going on for far too long with dating apps such as Grindr. On May 22, 2023 Arnab, an undergrad student in Delhi, was jus...