Kolhapur: Two sisters in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur after their marriage have been pressured to take ‘virginity assessments’ when one of many sister’s take a look at got here out detrimental husbands of each the sisters divorced them. The neighborhood panchayat helps the husbands who now looking for divorce as the results of an order on this regard by the panchayat.
The sisters have filed a case towards their former husbands.
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In her letter to the police, a sister wrote that “We got married in Belgaum, Karnataka and four days after the wedding, we had to face harassment at the hands of our in-laws. We had to undergo ‘virginity test’ and on the fifth day were sent back to Kolhapur from Karnataka. Both sisters of the ‘Kanjarbhat’ community of Kolhapur were married in November 2020 to two men from the same community in Karnataka.
In-Laws refuse to listen
According to the victim, the family tried to convince the in-laws but the situation did not improve. She said, “Our household tried to influence the in-laws however issues didn’t enhance. Later within the month of February the Community Panchayat introduced our divorce within the presence of our in-laws”.
Case Registered
The two sisters approached Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti for help and lodged a police complaint against the men. Police has registered a case against eight people including men and in-laws in this regard. The sisters also demand to register a rape against the two men.
According to Sujata Maytre, a member of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti said “These males didn’t like each ladies earlier than. They bodily exploited the ladies and therefore a rape case is critical. Virginity take a look at is a disgusting act, there’s a have to put an finish such neighborhood panchayats and we are going to put our attraction earlier than the federal government.”
