Forms od violence include: 'arms twisted, hair pulled, being kicked, dragged, beaten up, punched with a fist or something that could hurt her, choked or burnt, the report stated'
“Eight per cent of married women in the age group of 18-49 reported that their husbands physically forced them to have sex even when they did not want to,
...and 6 per cent reported that their husband forced them with threats or in some other way to perform sexual acts they did not want to,” the survey noted.
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Religious fault lines in Tripura have been getting sharper due to political dynamics that have been developing in the state since the BJP took office in 2018.
A new element has been introduced into the equation by the attempts of the Trinamool Congress from neighbouring West Bengal to expand its footprint into Tripura.
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Tripura’s Muslims, who form 9% of the population, are overwhelmingly Bengali speakers. They have not been in the limelight before because the conflict lines in the state have so far been between the Bengali Hindus and the indigenous tribal people.
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Hotel Blue Ivy which has a banquet hotel, restaurants, hotel rooms, coffee shops does not serve any non-vegetarian food. Not even omelettes or any egg preparation.
“So what”, another woman screams. This hotel is owned by Muslims. It is a sin for us to see them also.
The Hotel owners: One Gujarati Patel and two Gujarati Muslims all dress alike. They have no beard or skull caps. So how do they know that these are Muslims. “We can feel it. This entire area was very good. The vibes are different since this Muslim-owned hotel has come up”
Local Tripura SDPO is now officially saying a VHP protest rally of around 3,500 people was organised in Panisagar. “A section of VHP activists at the rally ransacked a mosque in the Chamtilla area.
"Later, three houses and three shops were ransacked and two shops set on fire in the Rowa Bazar area, around 800 yards away from the first incident,” the official said."
Houses and shops belonged to the minorities community
Heavy security has been deployed.
The Bajrang Dal leader from Panisagar is claiming they were just protesting and is saying local muslim youths standing in front of a mosque instigated the violence "hurling abuses at us. They were armed with dao and other weapons. They chanted Pak Zindabad and religious slogans."