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Old 08-26-2004, 05:26 PM  
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Rape victim marries jailed attacker to avoid Muslim shun

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=978132004

First bit reads:

SHAIKH AZIZUR RAHMAN IN CALCUTTA

THE dusty Berhampur Central jail, 120 miles north of Calcutta, provided the setting for a bizarre wedding last week between a rapist and his victim.

The victim faced a life as an outcast, ostracised and stigmatised by Indian society for being on the receiving end of a violent sexual crime.

But if her assailant married her, the shame would be lifted in the eyes of the local Muslim community.
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