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  Should a woman marry her rapist?
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Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Sep 15, 2010 09:55pm
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News DateWednesday, September 15, 2010 10:20:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWhen a rapist offers to marry the victim, one would think it's the perfect solution. But isn't this victimization of the victim all over again?

You normally don't expect a girl to marry her rapist but in a recent case in West Delhi, a woman wanted to marry the guy who allegedly raped her. This is obviously not a one off case and definitely brings to limelight the existence of an insensitive society that doesn't think twice before putting a girl up for trial, once again.

This March, K G Balakrishnan, the then Chief Justice of India had said, "A woman should be allowed to have a baby out of rape and/or marry the man and drop the rape charge if she so wishes." But most don't call the step justified. Kavita, an NGO worker stresses on the point. "The girl has already been wronged once. And to add to the misery, her predator neatly escapes the consequences of the crime by simply marrying the girl. You never know if this practice catches on, rapists might resort to such techniques on any girl he fancies. This is just not done."
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