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Jalgaon rape case
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The Jalgaon rape case was a major case of human trafficking, rape, murder, and sexual slavery that took place in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Breaking out and police inquiry
[edit]Details of the crimes came to light in July 1994.[1] The women, many of them college students, were promised help with university exams in exchange for nude photos which they were later blackmailed with.[2][3] Some of the men involved would take photos of the women in compromising positions including nude photos taken with hidden cameras.[4] Later the victims would be shown the photos and be told to meet at a local hotel where they would be raped.[4] After posing for the photos and being blackmailed many of the women were forced into prostitution.[2] It was reveled that up to 500 women were victims of which an estimated 100 were raped.[4] It was later revealed that two of the victims were murdered.[5]The first complaint was filed on June 25th 1994 by a medical officer from a local hospital on behalf a sexual assault victim.[6]
Victims were initially hesitant to come forward or later recanted statements made to the police,[7] leading to many of the people involved to be charged with possession of obscene material instead of sexual assault.[6]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dalwai, Sameena; Marysha, Eysha (8 January 2024), "It Wasn't Really Rape", Contemporary Gender Formations in India (1 ed.), London: Routledge India, pp. 314–335, doi:10.4324/9781003377726-17, ISBN 978-1-003-37772-6, retrieved 26 August 2024
- ^ a b Krishnaraj, Maithreyi (2000). "Women's Perspectives on Public Policy in India: A Half-Century of Incomplete or Lost Agenda?". Gender, Technology and Development. 4 (2): 161–200. doi:10.1080/09718524.2000.11909960. ISSN 0971-8524.
- ^ Vaidya, Abhay (22 December 2012). "Gang-rape in India: An adventure you can get away with?". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Bhatia, Krishan (15 July 1994). Crean, Pat (ed.). "Scandal that plumbs the depths of moral depravity". Southall Gazette. Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom: Middlesex County Press. p. 14. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Kunjakkan, K. A. (2002). Feminism and Indian realities (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-834-1.
- ^ a b Rattanani, Lekha (31 July 1994). "Role of influential men in blackmail and forced sex rocks Jalgaon in Maharashtra". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Lingam, Lakshmi (1998). "Taking Stock: Women's Movement and the State". In Desai, Murli; Monteiro, Anjali; Lata Narayan; Tata Institute of Social Sciences (eds.). Towards people-centred development. Mumbai: Tata Institute of Social Sciences. p. 182. ISBN 978-81-85458-77-9.
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