Palamu (Jharkhand):Maoists in Jharkhand's Palamu district held a 'people's court' to punish a man who had raped his niece. "This
man raped a girl, a Harijan, from his own village. He forced himself upon her
without her consent," said an unnamed Maoist zonal commander. The hands of the
accused, Vinay Shukla, were tied, and he was questioned by Maoists on how he had
lured the girl. The Maoists dispensed justice by asking the victim to beat up
Shukla.
