Women's rights campaigners have condemned village elders in Assam, India, who tied a 17-year-old-girl to a bullock and forced her to plough a field.
The girl was seized with the consent of her father after local priests said it was a traditional ritual which would help to end a drought which had devastated farmers' crops.
Police in Assam confirmed the "ritual" had been practised in Lohalibasti village, where it is known as "langol". Farmers and villagers were joined by a local Hindu priest who called on the father of Rupali Bhuyan to seek his consent. More...
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