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Family Excommunicated, Fined Lakhs for Daughter's Love Marriage in Kopargaon
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News18•23-09-2026, 11:27
Family Excommunicated, Fined Lakhs for Daughter's Love Marriage in Kopargaon
- •A family in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, was excommunicated from their caste after their daughter eloped and had a love marriage.
- •The Nandiwal Tirmali caste panchayat imposed a fine of one lakh rupees on the family.
- •Despite being very poor, the family, who sells needles and combs, paid fifty thousand rupees of the fine.
- •The caste panchayat decreed that no one should speak to the family or invite them to social events, threatening further excommunication for those who defy.
- •The victimized family, with the help of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, filed a complaint with the Kopargaon Rural Police.
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The Nandiwal Tirmali caste panchayat in Dhamori excommunicated Bhausaheb Ananda Ahire's family because their daughter had an inter-caste love marriage, which the panchayat deemed against their rules and traditions.
The caste panchayat imposed a one lakh rupee fine, of which the poor family managed to pay fifty thousand rupees through a loan. Unable to pay the rest, the family faced brutal beatings, a total social boycott, and were forbidden from attending events like a brother's funeral.
The victims filed a formal complaint with Avinash Patil, former president of the Maharashtra Superstition Eradication Committee, and were subsequently taken to the Kopargaon Rural Police Station to register a case under the Social Boycott Prevention Act.
