US EditionNHRC seeks report from Odisha govt on social boycott threat to tribal family
- On June 25, 2025, the NHRC requested a comprehensive report from the Odisha government concerning allegations of a social boycott threat against a tribal family in Rayagada district following an inter-caste marriage.
- The incident followed a tribal woman marrying a Scheduled Caste man against her family's permission, which led local villagers to demand a purification ritual with the threat of indefinite social boycott if refused.
- The ritual reportedly involved forcible head-shaving of 40 male family members and offerings to a local deity, events that the Rayagada district administration investigated by meeting the affected families.
- The NHRC stated the incident, if true, raises serious human rights violations reflecting deeply entrenched caste-based discrimination and noted that both families claimed to have performed the rituals voluntarily.
- The NHRC’s intervention aims to uphold constitutional equality and justice by ensuring Odisha authorities address discriminatory practices, with the report ordered within two weeks from the notice date.
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NHRC seeks report from Odisha govt on social boycott threat to tribal family
Bhubaneswar, Jun 25 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought a report from the Odisha government about the alleged social boycott threat on a tribal family after a female member of it married a man belonging to a scheduled caste in Rayagada district. The NHRC in a release said that it was […]
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