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[04/14/2005 6:55:48 AM PDT by bedolido 22 replies 722+ views Yahoo News ^ | 04/13/2005 | staff writer 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 (60.7 pounds). Every two years, parents who have vowed to bury their first-born... ] I could not find the one I saw but this is essentially the same story |
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