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Woman attempting sati may be treated as victim

Proposal for collective fines on communities

NEW DELHI: A woman attempting sati could be treated as victim and not an offender and the entire community could be held responsible for the social crime with the government considering major changes in the anti-sati laws.

The government is considering amendments in the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, which among others would treat the woman attempting sati as a victim being forced to commit suicide rather than as an offender, Minister of State for Woman and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Tuesday. — PTI

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