As The Deccan Chronicle reported, Tom made the mistake of representing himself. As Anna points out, a solicitor would have advised him to admit his mistake and find an amicable solution instead of being belligerent and behaving as if he had not committed any crime.

Though she received legal aid to cover court costs, air tickets and other expenses made it a costly affair. It was also an emotional roller coaster ride. “Many times I felt that the fight was too daunting. Many times I felt disbelief about the situation. The stories of other people whose fight seemed much harder than mine inspired me.” What also helped was that her parents, family, friends and old and current colleagues rallied around the journalist. “DGP Lokanath Behera is the greatest hero to me and to my family and friends now. He is an amazing policeman and a good human being.”

As Anna had written in her Facebook post, Sam can’t bear the thought of sleeping alone in a room and tells her that he would do that after he becomes a policeman. She wants him to be a policeman like Behera.