Birbhum gang-rape: lack of political will to take on village courts?

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  • Published On: January 23, 2014
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A young woman was tied up to a tree on Monday night on the orders of the village council in West Bengal's Birbhum district before she was allegedly gang-raped as punishment for falling in love with a man from a different religion. Is there a lack of political will to take on village courts? We debate.

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