A Delhi man who drugged, raped and then blackmailed a woman to marry him has been convicted by a judge who warned that marriage could not be used to escape justice.
The perpetrator drugged the woman, before filming the assault on his mobile phone while she was unconcious. He later used the video footage to force her to have sex with a friend while his father watched, the court heard. The victim was forced to marry him and warned she would be killed if she did not keep quiet.
The perpetrator's claim that his victim was in love with him and married him freely was rejected by the judge, in a ruling which highlighted the practice of victims marrying their rapists to avoid shame and dishonour.
Despite the nationwide outcry following the gang rape and murder of a Delhi student on a bus in December 2012, victims continue to be blamed for the crime and their families fear the shame will jeopardise their chances of finding a husband, and their sibling's chances. Full story...
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The perpetrator drugged the woman, before filming the assault on his mobile phone while she was unconcious. He later used the video footage to force her to have sex with a friend while his father watched, the court heard. The victim was forced to marry him and warned she would be killed if she did not keep quiet.
The perpetrator's claim that his victim was in love with him and married him freely was rejected by the judge, in a ruling which highlighted the practice of victims marrying their rapists to avoid shame and dishonour.
Despite the nationwide outcry following the gang rape and murder of a Delhi student on a bus in December 2012, victims continue to be blamed for the crime and their families fear the shame will jeopardise their chances of finding a husband, and their sibling's chances. Full story...
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