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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 and [...]
November 3, 2006
Posted in: Islamic Justice, News 
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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 [...]
November 1, 2006
Posted in: Desi Bloggers, News 9 Comments