Rink
06-16-2005, 02:40 PM
Victim must live with rapist
15/06/2005 19:53 - (SA)
New Delhi - A young Indian woman, allegedly raped by her father-in-law, has been ordered by village elders to live with him as his wife, said a report on Wednesday.
The Asian Age daily newspaper reported that Muslim clerics who served as village elders in Uttar Pradesh, India, decided that the woman's rape by her father-in-law had "nullified" her marriage to her husband.
The 28-year-old woman, the mother of five children, married rickshaw-puller Noor Mohammed about 10 years ago in Charthawal village.
The report said her father-in-law, Ali Mohammed, allegedly raped her while her husband was away at work nearly two weeks ago, but the husband ignored his wife's complaints.
It said the wife had decided to walk out on her husband, but family members pressured her to stay and the matter landed before the council of village elders.
More on this Story (http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0%2C6119%2C2-10-1462_1722034%2C00.html)
15/06/2005 19:53 - (SA)
New Delhi - A young Indian woman, allegedly raped by her father-in-law, has been ordered by village elders to live with him as his wife, said a report on Wednesday.
The Asian Age daily newspaper reported that Muslim clerics who served as village elders in Uttar Pradesh, India, decided that the woman's rape by her father-in-law had "nullified" her marriage to her husband.
The 28-year-old woman, the mother of five children, married rickshaw-puller Noor Mohammed about 10 years ago in Charthawal village.
The report said her father-in-law, Ali Mohammed, allegedly raped her while her husband was away at work nearly two weeks ago, but the husband ignored his wife's complaints.
It said the wife had decided to walk out on her husband, but family members pressured her to stay and the matter landed before the council of village elders.
More on this Story (http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0%2C6119%2C2-10-1462_1722034%2C00.html)