File Image
A 35-year-old woman, who married for a second time post-divorce, was ordered by a 'caste panchayat' of her community to lick spit as punishment in Maharashtra's Akola district, an official said on Friday.
The caste panchayat also ordered the woman to pay Rs 1 lakh to it for her act, he said.
Showing courage, the woman defied both the diktats and lodged a police complaint.
The shocking incident took place last month, but came to light when a case was registered against the unofficial village council, he said.
On a complaint of the victim, who stays in Jalgaon district, an FIR under sections 5 and 6 of the Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2016, has been registered against ten members of the caste panchayat, the official said.