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2006-04-25 India-Pakistan

Indian woman jumps on to husband's funeral pyre

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...forced the government to ban the glorification of sati...

So does that mean publication of "The Last Suttee" is banned? That's my favorite!

Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-04-25 01:25|| 2006-04-25 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 she wanted to haul his ashes one more time.

/ima sorry

Posted by RD 2006-04-25 07:32|| 2006-04-25 07:32|| Front Page Top

#3 many egging her on

Poor silly, hopeless bastards.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-25 07:33|| 2006-04-25 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 They found her body on Saturday - after the cremation. Assumed she jumped, did they? Such a pain to take care of the eldery women.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-25 08:46|| 2006-04-25 08:46|| Front Page Top

#5 When I was in India a woman burned to death in her kitchen, happened right after her husband's funeral. I think there is a bit of closet Suttee going on.

This Sati (suicide basically) makes a nice contrast to Islam. In both cases some freaks egg them on but the Government of India is trying to stop the practice rather than encourage it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-04-25 12:15|| 2006-04-25 12:15|| Front Page Top

#6 who are they going too fine for doing this?

Posted by Greamp Elmavinter1163 2006-04-25 20:50|| 2006-04-25 20:50|| Front Page Top

#7 (a) The idiots who built a shrine to this woman at the site. This will encourge others unless an example is made.

(b) Possible criminal charges against family. There is always suspicion that such deaths are not suicides (motivated by grief/loneliness) but coerced.

Posted by john 2006-04-25 21:04|| 2006-04-25 21:04|| Front Page Top

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