[ZESTCaste] Family assaults woman for marrying outside caste in Bihar

 

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Family assaults woman for marrying outside caste in Bihar
Published: Saturday, Jan 29, 2011, 14:01 IST
Place: Ballia (Bihar) | Agency: PTI

A Dalit woman was assaulted and her hair clipped off by family members
after she married a man from a different caste against their wishes,
police said here today.

"20-year-old Savita married a youth from a different caste at a temple
on January 26 against the wishes of her family members following which
they assaulted her and chopped off her hair," superintendent of police
Ram Swaroop said.

Acting on an FIR lodged by Savita, her mother and brother were
arrested, he said.

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