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Last Updated: Thursday, 19 June, 2003, 17:50 GMT 18:50
Girl weds dog to break 'evil spell'
A nine-year-old tribal girl in eastern India has married a stray dog as part
of a ritual to ward off an "evil spell" on her, Indian newspapers have
reported.
The girl promised to "take care of the dog"
The girl, Karnamoni Handsa, had to be married quickly because she had a
tooth rooted to her upper gum, which is considered a bad omen by her Santhal
tribe in the remote village of Khanyhan, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from
Calcutta.
"Members of the village jury asked us to get her married to a dog or to face
the bad omen," the girl's father was quoted as saying by the AFP news
agency.
The tribe elders said the marriage would not affect the girl's life, and
that she would be free to marry again later and did not need to divorce the
dog.
"It will not spoil her future. We will marry her off to eligible bachelor
when she grows up," the girl's mother told AFP.
'No regret'
The wedding - which took place on 11 June - was attended by more than 100
guests, who danced to the beating of drums and drank home-made liquor.
"I have no regret in marrying the dog Bacchan. I am fond of the dog who
moves around our locality," the girl told the AFP.
"Bacchan is a stray dog who survives on left-overs. I will take care of the
dog," she added.
Indian newspapers reported that local police officials had ordered an
inquiry into the incident.
The Santhals - most of whom are sharecroppers - are a large tribe living in
the states of West Bengal and neighbouring Bihar and Jharkhand.
