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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday September 03 2015, @05:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-something-to-joke-about dept.

One of the sisters who has been sentenced to be repeatedly raped because her brother eloped with a woman from a higher caste has said she cannot return home because she fears village elders will want to take revenge on her.

An illegal jury, composed of male upper caste Baghpat village elders, reportedly ordered the gang rape of Meenakshi Kumari, 23, and her 15-year-old sister after their brother Ravi eloped with a married woman, known only as Krishna, from a higher caste.

Ms Kumari, fearing for their lives, petitioned India's Supreme Court for protection. The case brought international attention after an Amnesty International petition to save the two girls from the punishment garnered more than 200,000 signatures.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Zz9zZ on Thursday September 03 2015, @07:24AM

    by Zz9zZ (1348) on Thursday September 03 2015, @07:24AM (#231619)

    Meh, social crusades aren't really my thing. The best thing is to always stay calm and clearly address points you disagree with. Getting all angry is the worst thing you can do, and will only serve to emotionally polarize the people you are trying to "save". Although re-reading your post, it is hard to tell if you're serious or being sarcastic, kinda feeling like sarcastic.

    Stories such as this result in the extreme comments in this thread, and make the site more toxic with the hate flying back and forth. But I guess that's the point for some :/

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