prohibition of sati act was passed in india on 4 december 1829.
prohibition of sati act was passed in india on 4 december 1829.
when was prohibition of sati act passed in india?
on 4 december 1829
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on 4 september 1987, 17 (or 18) year old roop kanwar of deorala village in sikar district in rajasthan, who had been married for only 7 months, burned to death on her husband's pyre. it was alleged that the victim had tried to escape, but she was drugged and forced on to the pyre. on 1 october 1987, rajasthan legislative assembly passed an ordinance against sati, which was later turned into an act. it was followed by pro-sati rallies and protests in jaipur. on 3 january 1988, the indian parliament passed a new law, "commission (prevention) of sati act 1987", based on rajasthan's legislation of 1987. this act also criminalised glorification of sati. police charged her father-in-law and brother-in-law of allegedly forcing her to commit the act, but they were acquitted in october 1996.
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