A resident of Hosa Vantamuri village in Belagavi district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, she was being punished because her 24-year-old son had eloped with his 18-year-old girlfriend.
Families don’t come forward because it’s a matter of honour and the system does not support the survivors or give them a safe space to report these crimes," says lawyer and rights activist Sukriti Chauhan.
Such cases are dealt with under article 354 of the Indian Penal Code and are punishable by a mere three to seven years in jail - which, Ms Chauhan says, is “grossly inadequate”.
In the Karnataka high court, the justices also noted that the assault in Belagavi was watched by “a crowd of 50-60 villagers”, adding that “only one man tried to intervene and he was also beaten up”.
Highlighting the need for “collective responsibility” to stop such atrocities, the judges cited a case from the 1830s - when India was governed by the British - pointing out that an entire village was made to pay for a crime.
Maumil Mehraj, a research analyst who works with young people on gender equity, says the reason a woman’s body is treated as a battlefield is because it’s connected to her - and by extension her family, caste and community’s - honour.
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You know, awhile ago the leader of the KKK came out and said they aren’t going to kill black people anymore because “they’re doing a fine job killing themselves” in reference in gang violence.
I feel like a similar thing is occurring among the most trashiest of whites.
I guess the younger brother shot her, then the 15 year old attempted to kill his younger brother.
The 15-year-old was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
Seems like it could be considered self-defense though. Obviously one fucked up thing is that both of these kids were carrying pistols at their Christmas parties.
The 14 year old is the one who shot his sister. The attempted murder charge is for shooting him in response and the tampering with evidence is for throwing his gun away. Hence: littering.
Yeah, i figured that out and edited my comment. But no, throwing away a weapon you just shot someone with is not considered merely littering. Why would he think he could cover that up by tossing his gun? Tell the cops the kid shot himself I guess but that wouldn't pass ballistic evidence.
I don't think he did, I was just making a joke. That said, I personally would not carry around a gun after shooting someone with the police after me. That's a fine way to get yourself killed.
The most responsible thing to do at that point would be to stash the gun somewhere in the house, not leave, and wait for police to arrive. But I can see why he would be freaking out. And of course, who knows what would happen when the police arrive.
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