Comments on: Long sentences in store for desi couple involved in slavery

By: spee

spee — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:24:30 +0000

I am glad about this sentence. I have seen pictures of the torture marks on nytimes. This should serve as a lesson to the people who even think about resorting to such behavior with people who work for them. I have been appalled by how desis at position of power behave with their underlings or servants.

But on the otherhand, I didn’t like nytimes pointing out that they were hindu sindhis etc. Was that information necessary ? That would only incite more hatred towards that community and Indians in general.

By: Khumar

Khumar — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:16:01 +0000

She received what she deserved. Maybe in India you can get away with treating people like this but not in the United States. Her and her husband should rot in prison and be made to do hard labor.

By: Runa

Runa — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:02:24 +0000

People
Please keep it clean. The Sabhnanis had their day in court and justice – however harsh it may be – has been dispensed.

Comments such as :

Bloody desis

add zero value to this discussion

By: Mike Savage

Mike Savage — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:53:53 +0000

Is there any proof that all that torture happened? Even if it did, the punishment is way too harsh. If the abuse did happen, punishment is justified to a reasonable extent. 11 years is extremely harsh. The workers could have just walked out of the house, it is not like Varsha is a mafioso. Louis Woodward spent about 6 months in jail after being convicted of the murder of baby Matty Eappen. As for the comments about taxes, most business people evade taxes or use legal tax loopholes such as offshore accounts in Bermuda. So take it easy. Looks like a case of over zealous prosecutors.

By: Sanjay

Sanjay — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:54:50 +0000

Good for them! Bloody desis doing desigiri in the US.

By: Sus

Sus — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:37:40 +0000

Her sentence is way too light. What goes around comes around – I hope Varsha gets beaten and cut up the living F*– out of her in jail. Even then, I am sure the prison abuse she gets wouldn’t be nearly as bad as what she had done to the poor maids. She should Rot in hell – she disgusts me. Actually her family should rot in hell for letting this happen.

By: Rae

Rae — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:09:16 +0000

Yeah Right That Woman deserves longer than 11 years what’s going to happen when she gets out? what if she tries this agin? Yeah we have a great justice syatem!!

By: ds

ds — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:26:46 +0000

I think it is too harsh a sentence. There is also a possibility some of this is made up.

By: T. Varadaraj

T. Varadaraj — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:53:50 +0000

I personally know a couple of these perfume selling types in NYC and they’re the most unethical people that I have come across.

Many of them indulge in cash transactions so income goes under the tax radar. Now I can understand in India you pretend to pay taxes for the services the government pretends to provide but in the U.S., these guys use well-provided civic amenities but don’t want to pay for them through taxes. Doesn’t compute.

I am not surprised by what they have done. The law doesn’t mean diddly squat to them. It’s great to see that they’re bought taught otherwise.

By: Finally some Justice

Finally some Justice — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:43:09 +0000

Life sentence would have been better for such a animal. Hopefully this horrible woman will reap what she sowed on those poor women in prison……