Female foeticide equals murder: Jind Mahapanchayat

July 14, 2012 13:32

Jind Mahapanchayat said today that female foeticide is a crime. It equals murder and should be a punishable offence.

A Mahapanchayat or meeting of village councils on female foeticide and related issues, was g held today in Jind district of Haryana. The district is notorious for its skewed sex ratio where males far outnumber females.

Over a 100 women attended the session aimed at controlling female foeticide.

Several khaps or caste councils from Haryana and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Delhi will take part in the panchayat.

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