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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought a report from the Odisha government about the alleged social boycott threat on a tribal family after a female member of it married a man belonging to a scheduled caste in Rayagada district.
The NHRC in a release said that it was reported that the villagers demanded a purification ritual if the family of the woman wanted to be accepted back into the community. They were threatened with an indefinite boycott in case they refused to comply with the diktat.
Inter-caste marriages are traditionally prohibited in Rayagada tribal community, and marrying outside the caste i...