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Woman Asked To Lick Spit By ‘Caste Panchayat’ For Remarrying After Divorce
The shocking incident took place last month in Maharashtra s Akola district, but came to light when a case was registered against the unofficial village council.
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A ‘caste panchayat’ in Maharashtra’s Akola district, as a punishment of remarrying after divorce, asked a 35-year-old woman to lick spit, an official said on Friday.
The woman was also asked to pay Rs 1 lakh her act.
Maharashtra: Caste panchayat asks woman to lick spit for second marriage; latter files FIR
According to the complaint, the incident took place on April 9 at Wadgaon village in Akola, where the caste panchayat was called to take a decision on the second marriage of the victim.
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MUMBAI: 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.
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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.
Unofficial Village Group Orders Divorced Woman To Lick Spit For Marrying Again: Report Unofficial Village Group Orders Divorced Woman To Lick Spit For Marrying Again: Report According to the verdict , members of the caste panchayat were to spit on banana leaves and the woman was to lick it as a punishment, the official told news agency PTI. The caste panchayat sought a payment of Rs 1 lakh from the woman, he said.
Showing courage, the woman defied both the diktats and lodged a police complaint. (Representational)
Mumbai:
A 35-year-old woman, who divorced and married for a second time, was ordered by a caste panchayat of her community to lick spit as punishment in Maharashtra s Akola district, an official said today.