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Indian forced to 'marry' her father-in-law rapist
An Indian rape victim is being forced by village elders to "marry" her rapist -- her father-in-law, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Community leaders in Charthawal village, backed by local Muslim clerics, believe that by being raped, 28-year-old Imrana's 10-year marriage has been nullified under Islamic law, The Asian Age newspaper said. Holding a special council on Sunday, village leaders ordered the mother of five to leave her husband, Noor Mohammed, and live with her parental family for seven months and 10 days and make herself "pure" again, The Age said. It did not say how she becomes pure. After that, she must "marry" her father-in-law and live with him, along with his legal wife. "She... will then be like a mother to Noor Mohammed," the paper quoted local cleric Shamim Ahmad saying.
So he gets to violate her any time he wants now. Ah, those Muslims. Punish the victim, after all, she is a woman therefore she must have been asking for it.
If hubby decides to rape her next, does she have to go back to him? Maybe he and Pop can work out a deal where they get to diddle her on alternate days, unless Uncle Mahmoud wants to get in on the deal, so it'd be every three days. But then there's Cousin Ahmed, who never gets any, so maybe they'll have to invite him. And that guy down the road, the one with the yellow turban. And Mustafa the Curry Man. He'd be offended if he was left out...
Her four brothers have agreed to the edict. In India, victims of crime often have nowhere to turn and with even her own family supporting the edict she may have little choice. Police are now investigating and say they plan to arrest the father-in-law. They refuse to comment on the village elders' ruling, saying it is a sensitive religious issue.
"We can say no more."
The village is in Uttar Pradesh, one of India's poorest and most backward states and its most populous, with more than 165 million people, more than Russia's 145 million.
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-06-15
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=121719