China News Service, September 24. According to foreign media reports, an Indian man accused of attempted rape was released on bail, but on condition that he must wash and iron clothes for more than 2,000 women in the village for a period of six months.
According to Agence France-Presse, according to the local court’s ruling on the 22nd, the 20-year-old defendant Kumar must purchase detergent and other necessary items to provide about 2,000 women in Mayor village in Bihar with six months’ worth of money. Free laundry service.
Singh, a police officer in the Madhubani district of Bihar, said that Kumar was doing laundry for his living.
He was arrested in April this year on charges including attempted rape.
Cartoon, the chairman of the Mayor Village Council, who oversees Kumar, said: “All women in the village are happy with the court’s decision. This is historically significant, promotes respect for women, and helps protect dignity.”
Women in the village said that the ruling made crimes against women a topic of discussion in the community and had a positive impact.
Perying said: "This is an amazing measure, a different kind of punishment, and it sends a message to society."
After the gang rape case in New Delhi, India in 2012, the Indian government made a comprehensive revision of the rape law, but the crime rate is still very high. India has reported more than 28,000 rape cases in 2020.