Law and Loyalty: Abha Singh’s Journey From IAS to Activist | The Faye D'Souza Show

In this episode of The Faye D'Souza Show, Faye sits down with renowned activist lawyer Abha Singh to explore her personal journey and the challenges she has faced.
Abha speaks up about the pivotal moment in 2012 when she left the civil services to take on the Salman Khan hit-and-run case, her first as a lawyer. She also shares her experiences as a working mother, her experiences as a civil servant and reflects on how these experiences shaped her perspective on justice and failure.
Join us for an inspiring conversation about resilience, justice, and the pursuit of truth.

Graphics: Nitin Bharadwaj
Research: Ira Jha
Faye Manger: Shruti Somaiya
Show Producer: Ira Jha
Hair: Sangeeta Kusum Udmale
Makeup: Kinjal Garg

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00:00- Coming up
02:25- Introduction
03:21- Hardest thing Abha Singh has done
05:55- Why take the Salman Khan Hit and Run case?
08:25- “Salman Khan case was my big failure”
09:36- Celebrity Hunting
10:09- The AIB Roast Case
14:06- “I will never represent rapists and terrorists as a lawyer”
16:49- Cases of domestic violence
20:55- Advice to women
23:04- Legal Concept of Stree Dhan
24:43- Early life and education
27:10- “Got engaged without ever seeing my husband”
31:56- Redoing UPSC all over again
33:37- Quitting the civil services to be a lawyer
35:25- Offer to join RAW
37:20- Balancing career, children, husband and In-laws
38:18- Life as a customs officer in Bombay
40:57- YP Singh registered a plea again Dhirubhai Ambani and got fired.
44:00- Fighting the case and managing a family with Rs.5K
50:10- We both quit the civil services and became lawyers.
52:52- Widows of Manual scavenging death victims
57:16- Corruption in the government jobs
01:01:13- Regret of not being there for children
1:03:25- “Working women don’t have the time to be corrupt”
1:04:27- Did you ever regret not taking a bribe?
1:05:57- Ending

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