'She is dead to us': Family disowns daughter for marrying man of different faith; conducts 'last rites'
In West Bengal's Nadia, a family conducted the 'shradh' of their daughter. She married a man of another religion against their wishes. The family declared her dead to them due to dishonor. They performed all customary rituals. This included tonsuring heads and burning her belongings. The woman is now living with her husband's family. Mental health professionals are counseling her.
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A family in West Bengal's Nadia district performed the 'shradh'—a Hindu ritual conducted for the deceased—of their own daughter, who is alive but had recently married a man of another religion.The second-year college student had eloped and wed the man 12 days ago, defying her family's wishes. Enraged, her relatives organised the traditional mourning ceremony, declaring she had brought dishonour to them and was hence "dead" in their eyes.'She is as good as dead to us. We had arranged her marriage but she did not even want to listen to us. She brought disrepute by leaving us in this way. Enough is enough,' said her uncle, Somnath Biswas, while speaking to reporters on Sunday.All rituals customary to a 'shradh' were reportedly observed. Family members tonsured their heads, and a garlanded photo of the young woman was placed before a priest who conducted the rites.Her mother added, 'We have also burnt all her personal belongings.'The family said they had chosen a prospective groom for her, but she had refused. Following repeated arguments at home, she left and married a youth from another religion. The family stopped short of explicitly blaming the man's faith for their decision, but the implications were evident.While the woman's father lives abroad, Biswas claimed he supported the family's decision to sever ties with her.According to local sources, the woman is now residing with her husband's family elsewhere in the district and is being counselled by mental health professionals.A senior police officer, when asked about the incident, said, 'We came to know about the incident but can't take any action on our own as she is an adult. No complaint was filed by anyone in this regard.'
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