I agree, kendall, but of what value is a 'power' exerted over a weak and defenceless woman? If a man attacked and vanquished a strong and threatening foe, that would be power. But raping a woman is no more 'powerful' than squashing an ant. There must be something sexual in it, or he would content himself with 'merely' killing her. As to caste, the woman concerned was not a Dalit. And rape happens to women of all and any type, class or caste. Even elderly ones. Even in their own homes. A Gordian Knot indeed. I wonder if, in the far future, there might be a scientific way of identifying 'flaws' in people's brains which make them potentially dangerous. This would be rectified by some form of genetic engineering. Very Orwellian, but I don't see why this couldn't be done in perhaps a hundred years' time. Ethical? Acceptable? Advisable? Not sure!