Sir: A judicial magistrate has remanded a man in police custody for raping his young stepdaughter. The police arrested the man after the victim’s mother complained. The woman had married him two years ago and she had a six-year-old daughter from her first husband who was living with her. This is yet another case of brutality and inhumane behavior our society’s men. It’s sad that women who are brave enough to take divorce from their husbands and marry the man of their choice live under the shadow of fear. This is not the first case of such sort. We all know that rape of young girls at the hands of stepfathers is very rampant in our society. It is just considered a taboo and thought of as something vulgar and unethical. Drama serial Udaari that dared to depict this reality was attacked for being vulgar and several efforts were made to ban it. Sadly, there will be very little or no outrage over this incident as we have become accustomed to it. We need to discuss these issues and address them. You cannot rape her just because she is a stepdaughter! UZMA HASHMI Sialkot Published in Daily Times, February 22nd 2018.