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« on: April 14, 2005, 09:56:34 PM »
Indians Charged for Burying Children Alive[/size]
Thu Apr 14, 9:16 AM ET   Oddly Enough - Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have charged 80 people for burying children alive in an ancient Hindu ceremony known as "the festival of pits."

The ceremony, in which children -- some less than a year old -- are buried alive briefly and then dug up, happened on Monday in southern Tamil Nadu state, The Asian Age reported on Thursday.

Authorities have been trying for years to stop it and people found guilty face up to three years in jail and or a fine of 5000 rupees ($114).

Every two years, parents who have vowed to bury their first-born if they are blessed with a child, take part in the Kuzhimattru Thiru Vizha ceremony.

The children are drugged to make them unconscious and placed in shallow "graves" in temple courtyards. The pits are covered with leaves and dirt and the children are pulled out after Hindu priests chant a brief prayer -- lasting up to a minute.
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2005, 07:06:48 AM »
I wonder if the Indian police ever investigate Muslim honor killings in their country.
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