{"id":17955,"date":"2021-09-07T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=17955"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T11:31:53","slug":"minor-girls-paraded-naked-in-india-rain-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/minor-girls-paraded-naked-in-india-rain-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor girls paraded naked in India &#8216;rain ritual&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi \u2013 September 7 (Online): Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains.<br \/>\nThe incident took place in a drought-parched village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state.<\/p>\n<p>Videos that went viral on social media reportedly showed young girls walking naked with a wooden shaft on their shoulders which had a frog tied to it. Locals believe the ritual will appease the rain god and bring rainfall to the region. India&#8217;s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a report from the administration of Damoh district, where the village is located.<\/p>\n<p>The Madhya Pradesh police said they had not received any formal complaint against the event, but added that they had opened an investigation.<br \/>\n&#8220;Action will be taken if we find the girls were forced to walk naked,&#8221; Damoh superintendent of police DR Teniwar told news agency Press Trust of India.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the girls, some of them reported to be as young as five, walking together in a procession, followed by a group of women singing hymns.<\/p>\n<p>The procession stopped at every house in the village and the children collected foodgrains, which were later donated to the community kitchen of a local temple.<br \/>\n&#8220;We believe that this will bring rains,&#8221; PTI quoted a women in the procession as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi \u2013 September 7 (Online): Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains. 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