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Another Rape Victim

Times Of India reports In a virtual repeat of the Imrana case, a mother of four has been driven out of her village in Murshidabad district by a Muslim panchayat after being allegedly raped by a local man over three months ago. The panchayat ruled her marriage stood annulled in the wake of the incident [...]

November 3, 2006 · Ajit · 10 Comments
Posted in: Islamic Justice, News

Rape Victim in Khairlanji and the desi-blogosphere

Times of India reported a case of heinous crime committed against a Dalit family in Khairlanji, near Nagpur There was always a gaping silence in this village, even before September 29 when an upper caste mob, according to eyewitnesses, paraded a mother and her 17-year-old daughter naked, raped and killed them. Two other members of [...]

November 1, 2006 · Ajit · 9 Comments
Posted in: Desi Bloggers, News