Bihar Panchayat Blames Rape Victim, Forces Her to Lick Spit as Punishment

A woman in Bihar's Begusarai district was allegedly raped and then subjected to further humiliation by a local panchayat. The informal village council held the woman responsible for her own assault and forced her to lick spit as a form of punishment. Authorities have since intervened, with one person arrested on Sunday in connection with the case. Begusarai DSP Nikhil Kumar confirmed that raids were ongoing to apprehend the main accused alleged to have committed the rape. The incident has drawn attention to the continued misuse of extrajudicial panchayat authority in rural India.
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