10-15-2006, 06:09 AM
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Posted on 07 Oct 2006 by HimTimes
Arunanagar (Orissa), Oct.7: A Hindu Dalit woman in Orissa's Kendrapada District has been tortured by her husband after she refused to embrace Christianity.
Twenty-year-old Sumitra Mallick of Arunanagar village married Padia Das in 2005, and now she has filed a case against him and her in- laws, charging all three with grievous assault and torture for her refusal to accept Christianity.
In her complaint, Sumitra says that her husband had also demanded Rupees 50,000 from her father.
"We had a court marriage. I stayed with him happily for five months. After that, he started torturing and forcing me to change my religion. My mother-in-law also said that I have to change my religion. She also beat me up and demanded rupees 50,000 from my father," said Sumitra Mallick.
But Padia rubbished all allegations against his family and alleged that his wife is mentally unsound and has falsely implicated a case against them.
"We have not forced her to convert into religion. She has filed a false case against us," said Padia Das, Sumitra's husband.
Meanwhile, the police had arrested Sumitra's father- in -law for demanding money.
"Sumitra Mallick has lodged FIR with us alleging that she was tortured and forced to convert. We have investigated. We cannot confirm conversion, but found that she was tortured and money was demanded from her. So, we arrested her father-in-law," said S Dalei, Officer- in- Charge, Mohakalapara Police Station.
Padia is said to have allegedly raped Sumitra and was arrested by the police in June 2005. To escape punishment, he married her in the presence of police in a court. After which, he was granted bail. (ANI)
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hindu Dalit woman tortured for not embracing Christianity
Posted on 07 Oct 2006 by HimTimes
Arunanagar (Orissa), Oct.7: A Hindu Dalit woman in Orissa's Kendrapada District has been tortured by her husband after she refused to embrace Christianity.
Twenty-year-old Sumitra Mallick of Arunanagar village married Padia Das in 2005, and now she has filed a case against him and her in- laws, charging all three with grievous assault and torture for her refusal to accept Christianity.
In her complaint, Sumitra says that her husband had also demanded Rupees 50,000 from her father.
"We had a court marriage. I stayed with him happily for five months. After that, he started torturing and forcing me to change my religion. My mother-in-law also said that I have to change my religion. She also beat me up and demanded rupees 50,000 from my father," said Sumitra Mallick.
But Padia rubbished all allegations against his family and alleged that his wife is mentally unsound and has falsely implicated a case against them.
"We have not forced her to convert into religion. She has filed a false case against us," said Padia Das, Sumitra's husband.
Meanwhile, the police had arrested Sumitra's father- in -law for demanding money.
"Sumitra Mallick has lodged FIR with us alleging that she was tortured and forced to convert. We have investigated. We cannot confirm conversion, but found that she was tortured and money was demanded from her. So, we arrested her father-in-law," said S Dalei, Officer- in- Charge, Mohakalapara Police Station.
Padia is said to have allegedly raped Sumitra and was arrested by the police in June 2005. To escape punishment, he married her in the presence of police in a court. After which, he was granted bail. (ANI)
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