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Jain girl
Double tragedy: A 13-year-old starved herself to death and society did nothing to stop her
Shiv Visvanathan
· Oct 14, 2016 · 08:00 am
Jain fasting or Bohra female circumcision, why should children bear the brunt of religious fervour?
Aarefa Johari
· Oct 12, 2016 · 08:00 am
Parents of Jain girl who died fasting booked for culpable homicide in Hyderabad
Scroll Staff
· Oct 10, 2016 · 08:19 am
