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NHRC directs Maha Chief Secretary to conduct inquiry into virginity test a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday has directed the Maharashtra Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta to conduct a thorough inquiry into the abominable phenomenon of the continuance of virginity tests among the people of Kanjarbhat commu
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Virginity tests now a punishable offence in Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Mumbai) [India] Feb 07 (ANI): In a bid to end forced "virginity test" on brides in the nomadic Kanjarbhat community, Minister of State (MoS) Home Ranjeet Patil assured that all the cases of the forced test will be dealt as a sexual assault and cases will be registered in the section re
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