Maharashtra / Two brides got 'virginity test', 'punished' for failing

Zoom News : Apr 11, 2021, 06:17 AM
A shocking event has come out from Kolhapur of Maharashtra. After marriage, two women allegedly forced their husbands to provide the virginity test (virginity test). After this, when a young woman has allegedly failed in it, the Panchayat allowed her husband to divorce them. Now both sisters have knocked the law of the law against the Panchayat and their own husbands.

Both sisters are from Kangarat community of Kolhapur. Both of them married two men of the same community in November 2020. In his complaint, the victim has said that according to the tradition of the community after marriage, the virginity test (virginity test) of both sisters was done. A sister was allegedly passed in that Test, while the second failed was accused of making a relationship before marriage.

The victim sisters said, "We got married in Karnataka's Belgaum and after four days of marriage, we had to be a victim of torture of the in-laws. We were asked to go through virginity and was sent back to Kolhapur from Karnataka on the fifth day. Our family tried to fulfill every demand of the in-laws but more things did not get better. "

He said, "Later in the month of February, the community Panchayat was declared in the presence of the in-laws that our divorce has been done. Therefore, we have contacted a Women's Association for help and later filed a complaint against their husbands. The mother's mother contacted Maharashtra superstition reduction committee to assist in this matter and then filed a complaint in the police.

Sujata Mandrea of ​​superstition reduction committee said that he demanded that a case of rape should be registered against the husbands of both sisters. He has exploit the girls, so it is necessary to enter the case of rape. According to Muree, there is a need to eliminate such community panchayats for disgusting and unobtrusive work such as virginity for women. In this case, the case has registered a case against eight people, including husband and in-laws and is being examined further.

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