<p>A 24-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara was allegedly forced to take a "virginity test" by her in-laws who thrashed her after she "failed" it, and called a panchayat that asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh, police said Monday.</p>.<p>According to the case filed in the case on Saturday against her in-laws, the woman has alleged she was made to undergo the "test" on the first day of her marriage on May 11 in Bhilwara.</p>.<p>She alleged in the FIR her husband and his family assaulted her after she "failed" the "test", and that they convened the Khap panchayat at a local temple on May 31 which asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p>Police said the woman told her in-laws she had allegedly been raped by a neighbour sometime before her marriage and that a rape case was filed at Subhash Nagar police station.</p>.<p>Station House Officer (Bagor) Aayub Khan said the police investigated the matter after it was reported in the local media and a case was lodged against her in-laws on Saturday.</p>.<p>Mandal DSP Surendra Kumar said the woman is a victim of Kukadi Pratha, prevalent among the members of the Sansi nomadic community. "This is a social evil known as Kukadi Pratha in Rajasthan."</p>.<p>He said after the matter came to light, a "factual report was submitted and a case registered in the matter."</p>.<p>In a video clip, the victim purportedly says, "I failed in the rituals which were performed in the afternoon. Thereafter, discussions happened till late night. I did not say anything out of fear. Then I was beaten up by my husband and in-laws."</p>.<p>She says she told her in-laws the rape incident happened before the marriage.</p>.<p>Police said the accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 498A (dowry), 384 (extortion), 509 (insulting the modesty of woman) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) against the in-laws. </p>
<p>A 24-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara was allegedly forced to take a "virginity test" by her in-laws who thrashed her after she "failed" it, and called a panchayat that asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh, police said Monday.</p>.<p>According to the case filed in the case on Saturday against her in-laws, the woman has alleged she was made to undergo the "test" on the first day of her marriage on May 11 in Bhilwara.</p>.<p>She alleged in the FIR her husband and his family assaulted her after she "failed" the "test", and that they convened the Khap panchayat at a local temple on May 31 which asked her family to pay Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p>Police said the woman told her in-laws she had allegedly been raped by a neighbour sometime before her marriage and that a rape case was filed at Subhash Nagar police station.</p>.<p>Station House Officer (Bagor) Aayub Khan said the police investigated the matter after it was reported in the local media and a case was lodged against her in-laws on Saturday.</p>.<p>Mandal DSP Surendra Kumar said the woman is a victim of Kukadi Pratha, prevalent among the members of the Sansi nomadic community. "This is a social evil known as Kukadi Pratha in Rajasthan."</p>.<p>He said after the matter came to light, a "factual report was submitted and a case registered in the matter."</p>.<p>In a video clip, the victim purportedly says, "I failed in the rituals which were performed in the afternoon. Thereafter, discussions happened till late night. I did not say anything out of fear. Then I was beaten up by my husband and in-laws."</p>.<p>She says she told her in-laws the rape incident happened before the marriage.</p>.<p>Police said the accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 498A (dowry), 384 (extortion), 509 (insulting the modesty of woman) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) against the in-laws. </p>