(Milcah Anila, Intern Journalist)New Delhi / Itanagar: This is a gruesome incident that took place about 10 days after the Hathras incident which caused a stir across the country. It was a bitter experience for a woman who left home with another man believing that her husband would be her companion as she could not bear the violence of the film.
The village elders, who said that the panchayat would reunite with the family, convicted her alone and took the law into their own hands and punished her in the most humiliating manner. The incident, which took place in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, came to light recently. The details .. Ranjana, Dibeshwar Deori (names changed) are two spouses. They have been at loggerheads for five years.
On this order a few days ago, she left the house with a man named Ritul (name changed). Ritul’s family members, who found their trail in the background, were invited to come home. The panchayat was then held in the presence of the village elders.
Ranjana, who believed Ritu’s words and went with him, was found guilty, and the team cut off her hair, stripped her clothes made her naked, bathed her with cold water, and sent her to sleep in the school all night. The men were taping video the whole affair while the women executed.
The Torture of men…
However ‘there is no bond between us except friendship. Ritul knows about my situation. Every day form five years he witnessed the hell I was experiencing at my husband’s hands. My husband is a serious bully on a daily basis. Kicked in my stomach while pregnant.
That led to a miscarriage. He did the same thing twice. After that, his torture was more. This led to the need to be hospitalized and treated. Despite all this, our aunt did not tell him a single word. On top of that, she was blaming me for blaming him.
The matter has been arbitrated several times in both the communities. But my headline did not change. The same thread has been going on for five years. One day at such a time Ritul came to me and asked me to divorce him and marry him.
He said that doing so would improve my life. But already married to him, I opposed this proposal because of the conflicts going on. However, he did not hold back. He convinced me to leave town and live by doing something. He took me to Tinsukia in Assam. But why all this did not seem right. Meanwhile, the Ritul family found our trail. Phoned us. He said to come back home and forgive if the mistake is corrected.
With that, we started home on September 25 in a car. By the time we get there at night, some old men are waiting for us. They pulled me out of the car and dragged me by holding my hair. After that I was stripped naked, bathed with cold water, and the hair was cut off bt them.
The hands intercepted but I tried to protect myself but to no avail. Insulted, beaten, and insulted with obscene language. Their sons and husbands have taken photos of me on their phones while women are abusing me. Videos were taken.
After that, I was sent to a school and ordered to sleep there. At least water was not provided, ”the victim said in tears in front of a national media.
Ranjana, who had ordered his family members to come to Rachchabanda(settlement place) the next day, took Rs 40,000 from her grandfather and expelled her from the village. The Women’s Welfare Association of Narcotics Cell in Lehong informed the police about the incident. An FIR has been registered against 38 villagers in this regard. Fifteen people were arrested, including nine women.
In this context, WWANC Secretary Ruby Deori said, “We will fight until justice is done for the victim.” As the country is reeling from the Hathras incident, more and more such heinous crimes against women are taking place. Angered that this is really something that society should be ashamed of. Other women in the incident also alleged that the insulting behavior towards the victim, which was alleged to have violated tradition, was giving false signals.
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