Virginity Test

Practice of virginity test still rampant in Maharashtra’s Kanjarbhat community; rights’ groups urge govt to take action

A rights' group demanded action against some members of the Kanjarbhat community who allegedly asked a newly-married man the outcome of the bride's 'virginity test'.

Maharashtra doctor seeks removal of ‘virginity test’ from medical syllabus; claims ‘no scientific basis’ in report to MCI

A Maharashtra-based forensic medicine professor has submitted a report to the Medical Council of India (MCI) seeking removal of the "virginity test" from the medical curriculum, claiming it had no scientific basis.

In the Kanjarbhat community, a campaign against 'virginity tests' is slowly gaining ground

In the Kanjarbhat community, a bride must submit to a 'virginity test' on the night of her wedding. But a campaign spearheaded by the community's youth is hoping to put an end to the practice | A ground report | <a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>"> Read More...</a>

Pune: Three men assaulted by mob for opposing 'virginity tests' of brides; two arrested

Three men were allegedly beaten up by members of their own community for opposing the practice of determining the virginity of a bride on the wedding night