Family assaults woman for marrying outside caste in Bihar

A Dalit woman was assaulted and her hair clipped off by family members after she married a man from a different caste against their wishes, police said here today.

"20-year-old Savita married a youth from a different caste at a temple on January 26 against the wishes of her family members following which they assaulted her and chopped off her hair," superintendent of police Ram Swaroop said.

Acting on an FIR lodged by Savita, her mother and brother were arrested, he said.