Indian village bans unmarried women from cellphones
A northern Indian village has banned unmarried women from using cellphones for fear they will arrange forbidden marriages that are often punished by death, a local official said Wednesday.
Lucknow, July 12 A village panchayat in Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh has banned love marriage, barred women below 40 years of age from going out for shopping and girls from using mobile phones on the streets.