Indian village court orders gang rape of woman as punishment for boyfriend
By Alexander Smith, NBC News contributor
Village elders in India ordered the gang rape of a 20 year old woman after they found out she was in a relationship with a man from a different community, policpatagonia better sweater pullover salee said Thursday.
Police in a rural part of West Bengal arrested 13 people in connection with the alleged offense that patagonia down sweater fullleft thepatagonia down parka review woman patagonia black hole duffel 120l reviewin critical condition in the hospital, police told the BBC.
The relpatagonia better sweater fleece jacket reviewationship was going on for almost five years, Birbhum police chief C. Sudhakar said. When thpatagonia capilene 4 hoody reviewe man visited the woman s home on Monday with the propatagonia kids synchilla fleece brown 2 tone full zip boy girls jacket large 120posal of marriage, villagers spotted him and organized a kangaroo court.
During the proceedings, the couple were made to sit with hands tied.
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So called kangaroo courts, made up of village elders, do not have an official capacity but are not uncommon especially in India s more rural areas.
The woman said she was assaulted by the men on the night of patagonia ebay live helpJan. 20 in the district of Birbhum.
Sudhakar told the BBC that the lead elder, who is among those arrested, had initially ordered the woman s family to pay 25,000 rupees ($400)patagonia kids synchilla fleece brown 2 tone full zip boy girls jacket large 121.
But they were too poor to pay the fine so the elder told the alleged gang rapists go enjoy the girl and have fun, according to a complaint filed by the family.
The issue of sexual violence against women in India became a national and international ispatagonia kids synchilla fleece brown 2 tone full zip boy girls jacket large 122sue last year after a 23 year old student was killed in a brutal gang rape in Delhi in 2012.
