The sisters are from a village in Baghpat district in India. There, on 30 July, an unelected all-male village council (khap panchayat) ordered that they be raped and paraded naked, their faces blackened, as punishment for the actions of their brother.- Amnesty International UK: Sign the petition
När media åker ut till byn ifråga för att fråga byrådet hur de tänkte här så fick de reda på att något sådant inte fanns.
"What order? What khap? Not a single khap panchayat has taken place in this village in the last 50 years. I can vouch for it because I have been living here for so long. These are all baseless accusations," said 50-year-old Ved Pal Singh, a resident.- Baghpat village in denial, says khap never passed rape order, The Times of India 31 augusti 2015
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Family members of the two sisters also said they are unsure if the ruling was made — while local police deny any such directive was given.- Village at centre of Indian sisters 'sentenced to rape' denies it ordered vile punishment, Mirror 3 september 2015
Om det är ett rykte som fått internationell spridning så hade det inte varit första gången. Så att säga.
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