Vrinda Sharma
Karori(Haryana): Chandrapati Berwal (55), widow and mother of four, the first women in Haryana to have fought a legal battle against the influential khap panchayats after the honour killing of her son and daughter-in-law in 2007, has lend hope to other victims and taught a lesson to the panchayats.
After conviction of Babli’s relatives on Tuesday for murder of Babli and Manoj, Chandrapti traces her ordeal, “I faced threats, abuse and social boycott by the rest of the village. For the last three years, my life has been at a standstill. I had convinced myself that I would not be able to move on till my son got justice,” Chandrapati said.
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