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350 brides undergo virginity, pregnancy tests before mass marriage in MP

Betul, Madhya Pradesh, Jun 9: As many as 350 women were allegedly put through virginity and pregnancy tests during a mass marriage programme organised by the Madhya Pradesh government at Harad village in the tribal-dominated



Assistant Collector Neha Marvaya would conduct the inquiry and submit her report within seven days, he said.

Sources said that the tests were apparently ordered by the government officials.

Meanwhile, demanding strict action against the officials, the Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Ajay Singh said that chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should apologise to tribals and women over the incident.

Samajwadi Jan Parishad leader Anurag Modi said that the district collector can not wash off his hands by only ordering a probe into the matter as there was no possibility of conducting virginity test without his permission.

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