{"id":182631,"date":"2025-09-02T09:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=182631"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:38:35","slug":"dalit-woman-paraded-face-blackened-in-odisha-over-loan-default","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/02\/dalit-woman-paraded-face-blackened-in-odisha-over-loan-default.html","title":{"rendered":"Dalit woman paraded, face blackened in Odisha over loan default"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bhubaneshwar: In a shocking incident in India\u2019s Odisha state, a Dalit woman was subjected to inhumane humiliation after failing to repay a loan of just Rs 2,000 in Kandahal village under Nakachi panchayat of Angul district.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, a disturbing video that went viral on social media showed the woman being paraded through the village with her face blackened and a garland of slippers hung around her neck. The degrading punishment was imposed by a self-styled \u201ckangaroo court\u201d comprising local women.<\/p>\n

Reports said the victim had borrowed the small amount from a village committee but was unable to repay. Instead of relief, the committee enforced the barbaric punishment, while local authorities and police allegedly tried to suppress the matter. The victim lodged a complaint at Handapa police station on August 14, but no immediate action was taken despite the gravity of the crime.<\/p>\n

A local resident said, \u201cNo immediate action was taken even though the crime was serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Civil society groups and human rights activists strongly condemned the incident, terming it a stark reminder of the caste-based discrimination and violence against Dalits in India. They demanded urgent action against the perpetrators as well as accountability of police and village authorities for their complicity and silence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bhubaneshwar: In a shocking incident in India\u2019s Odisha state, a Dalit woman was subjected to inhumane humiliation after failing to repay a loan of just Rs 2,000 in Kandahal village under Nakachi panchayat of Angul district. According to Kashmir Media Service, a disturbing video that went viral on social media showed the woman being paraded …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dalits"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t