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Ostracised Over Dispute: Chhattisgarh Family Endures Village Boycott And Fines

The family has been denied basic goods from local shopkeepers and has struggled to hire agricultural labourers.

Dhamtari: A family in Dargahan village of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh has become the target of a severe social boycott. The family, consisting of 16 members, is facing isolation after influential villagers allegedly cut off their traditional hookah water supply and imposed punitive fines based on what the family claims are baseless allegations.

According to Devkaran Sahu, the head of the family, the ordeal began six months ago when he was accused of using abusive language during a village meeting. Following this, village leaders fined him 10,000 rupees.

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