Woman raped by father-in-law refuses to obey Shariat ruling

A Muslim woman, allegedly raped by her father-in-law in Muzaffarnagar district on June 3, has said that she would not obey the directives of Shariat and panchayat to stay away from her husband.

“Main na Shariat ko janti hun, na panchayat ko janti hun. Main to bus itna janti hun ki main apne pati ke sath hi rahungi (I don’t know Shariat nor I know panchayat. I just know that I will live with my husband),” the woman told reporters at a government hospital here yesterday.

The victim was medically re-examined following an intervention by a women’s organisation after the incident hit the headlines .

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She said that she would not obey any ruling and order which would keep her away from her husband.

The victim said that she had full faith in the police and the law and added that her alleged rapist father-in-law should be punished severely.