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Dalit woman tied naked to tree in Punjab |
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Written by Correspondent
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Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
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Amritsar: A 55-year-old Dalit woman has been tortured, stripped and tied to a tree in Ram Duali village of Punjab because her nephew eloped with a girl from the same community. The police arrested four persons for allegedly committing the crime on 9 September 2007. Sawinder Kaur, the victim, is undergoing treatment at a civil hospital in the city.
Narrating the nightmare, Sawinder Kaur said she was dragged out of her home by members of the girl's family, who thrashed her, tore her clothes and threw hot sawdust on her. She was then stripped and tied to a tree.
Amritsar (rural) SSP Iqbal Singh said the police arrested Shingara Singh, Amarjit Kaur, Gurmit Singh and a former sarpanch, Rattan Singh. According to Sawinder Kaur, her nephew Satnam Singh eloped with Shingara Singh's daughter Charanjit Kaur. Shingara Singh, who did not approve of the marriage, lodged a complaint against Sawinder Kaur, her son Babbu and daughter-in-law Balwinder Kaur.
(Source: The Times of India dated 11 September 2007)
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