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(114,904 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 12:58 PM Jan 2014

Woman Is Gang-Raped on Order of Village Council in India [View all]

NEW DELHI — A young woman in West Bengal was gang-raped this week on the order of a village council, to punish her for planning to marry a man from outside the village, according to Indian police.

Thirteen people have been arrested in the case, including the village chief who both ordered and participated in the rape, according to Suraja Pratap Yadav, a police officer in the Birbhum district of West Bengal in eastern India.

The episode began on Monday when Khaliq Sheikh, the man from a different village, asked the young woman to marry him, and she accepted his proposal, the police said. When Balai Mardi, the chief of the village, heard about it, he quickly sought to block the marriage.

According to local news media accounts, villagers went to the young woman’s house and detained Mr. Sheikh, and the next day, he and the young woman were taken to the village square, tied to separate trees and accused of breaking tribal rules

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/world/asia/woman-is-gang-raped-on-order-of-village-council-in-india.html?_r=0

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Woman Is Gang-Raped on Order of Village Council in India [View all] cali Jan 2014 OP

I predict that someone will geek tragedy Jan 2014 #1

Why would they blame Pakistan? enlightenment Jan 2014 #6

there's a certain geek tragedy Jan 2014 #8

Ah - I missed that. enlightenment Jan 2014 #23

Bizarre! Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #40

Why would you raze the village? redqueen Jan 2014 #17

when this kind of evil, this kind of anti-woman bigoted evil, is so geek tragedy Jan 2014 #20

I don't know that the community approves. redqueen Jan 2014 #22

the story says that villagers grabbed her, and that the village council made the order. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #26

Yes, villagers, but not all of them. redqueen Jan 2014 #29

you could very well be right. just relaying my gut reaction that this is more like the geek tragedy Jan 2014 #31

Make an example out of this village, and maybe the dissenters will take action in the next one. sir pball Jan 2014 #37

Until human life is assigned greater worth than property, incidents like these will continue. lapislzi Jan 2014 #30

And her family Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #41

They will have to relocate anyways geek tragedy Jan 2014 #46

the rapes coming out of india are deeply disturbing. they are rapes of roguevalley Jan 2014 #49

Raze the village? Woooah hold on there, Lord Clive LittleBlue Jan 2014 #32

As I've said before, to me this is like the FLDS/Warren Jeffs thing. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #33

What I'm trying to impress upon you is that LittleBlue Jan 2014 #34

As stated earlier, such inclination means it's probably geek tragedy Jan 2014 #35

the village is a cesspool of evil. a village of rapists and rape accomplices geek tragedy Jan 2014 #71

The earth will be salted, and soon enough. lapislzi Jan 2014 #43

This is a nightmare shenmue Jan 2014 #2

WTF quinnox Jan 2014 #3

The entire country didn't order, or participate in, these rapes. redqueen Jan 2014 #19

Do you think the rape culture is worse in the U.S. or India? snooper2 Jan 2014 #38

I'll go with India. Throd Jan 2014 #63

what kind of "man" would obey? roguevalley Jan 2014 #60

There are men in every country who participate in gang rapes. redqueen Jan 2014 #61

It is. I was there 13 months ago when the infamous Delhi gang rape and murder happened. MoonRiver Jan 2014 #27

Yeah, that's pretty much the attitude there laundry_queen Jan 2014 #50

What in the world??? Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #4

"Local politicians react angrily to the publicity given to rape cases jsr Jan 2014 #5

"lashed out at rape victims last year, saying in one case that a victim was lying," DevonRex Jan 2014 #45

Hey, though, did you hear about the Indian diplomat who was patted down in a jail cell? TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #7

India is an enormous, extremely diverse country. redqueen Jan 2014 #9

I agree. I simply posted the story. why direct your comment at Me? cali Jan 2014 #12

I replied to the OP but my comment was intended for the people who have been posting similar shit redqueen Jan 2014 #16

Ignorance and parochialism are what's "fucked up" about this tragedy lapislzi Jan 2014 #28

Well, I can see why she wanted to marry outside of her village. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #10

Thread's over, you win. Absofrigggggginglutely. If I was her I would too... nt stevenleser Jan 2014 #44

Indeed. eom uppityperson Jan 2014 #51

oh my god. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #11

Jeezus. No words. marmar Jan 2014 #13

Fuck ever visiting there. I'm boycotting India. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #14

This is horrible! In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #15

The most unusual thing about this atrocity is that it made the headlines. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #18

Can't say anything about this get the red out Jan 2014 #21

Who said the US is the worst? redqueen Jan 2014 #24

Well France then get the red out Jan 2014 #52

Just because the US has a higher per capita rape rate, doesn't mean India has no problems. Ash_F Jan 2014 #47

What's your source for that claim? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #53

Sure. It surprised me too. Ash_F Jan 2014 #54

The important thing to remember about these numbers is that they're essentially made up. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #55

Good points, but the best we can do is surveys and research. Ash_F Jan 2014 #62

U.S. rate would decline if people threatened to burn the victims' DevonRex Jan 2014 #64

See post #54 /nt Ash_F Jan 2014 #65

Bullshit. In a country where village elders order gang rape? DevonRex Jan 2014 #66

As Obama said "rape is rape" Ash_F Jan 2014 #67

The "motive" is buried several paragraphs down: lapislzi Jan 2014 #25

How barbaric. Rex Jan 2014 #36

DISGUSTING! Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #39

No words describe. iandhr Jan 2014 #42

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #48

i wonder what type of areas many of the other rapists have come from JI7 Jan 2014 #56

i wonder if this would work JI7 Jan 2014 #57

it was because the guy she was seeing is a Muslim JI7 Jan 2014 #58

"Woman Is Gang-Raped on Order of Village Rapists in India"--FIXED. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #59

Same shit, different day. Nt. Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #68

I really have no words for how disgusted I am at those village elders and others who perpetuated... Humanist_Activist Jan 2014 #69

You couldn't pay me enough to set foot in India. Brigid Jan 2014 #70