<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3489627/Indian-boy-thrown-under-train-in-caste-punishment.html>Indian boy thrown under train in caste punishment<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3489627/Indian-boy-thrown-under-train-in-caste-punishment.html>
A teenage Indian boy was thrashed, paraded through the streets with his head shaved and then thrown under a train for daring to write a love letter to a girl from a different caste. Last Updated: 1:01PM GMT 20 Nov 2008 Fifteen-year-old Manish Kumar from the poor eastern state of Bihar was kidnapped by members of a rival caste on his way to school. He had his head shaved before being murdered by being thrown under a train as his mother begged for mercy, according to police. One suspect has so far been arrested and a policeman suspended after the incident took place under the gaze of the authorities. The victim's mother, Lalit Devi, told police she had watched "helplessly" as the wheels of the train passed over her son. "The accused persons killed the boy for writing a love letter to the girl of the same village," said Superintendent Rajesh Kumar of the Kaimur district police. Police said the girl belonged to a washerman community, considered a low caste, whereas the boy came from the slightly higher cast Yadav dairyman community. Love across caste lines is often violently opposed, especially in rural northern India, and it is not uncommon for outraged families to kill to "save the family honour". <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the Kingdom!<*}}}>< Prayer for Unborn Life: O GOD OF LIFE AND LOVE, You have given us the gift to participate with You to bring new life into the world. But, all too often, the mother's womb, which should be a nursery of life, becomes instead a place of it's destruction. Help us to remove this evil and ensure respect for all life made in Your image and likeness, called to fulfill its promise on this earth, and destined to find a home with you for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Our God, Our Savior, and Our ALL. Amen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
