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Irom Sharmila ‘free’ as court spikes case of attempted suicide
GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila became a “free woman” on Wednesday after a court in Imphal quashed a charge of attempt to suicide against her. Sharmila,
Published on: Oct 6, 2016, 10:07:22 IST
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GUWAHATI: Rights activist Irom Sharmila became a “free woman” on Wednesday after a court in Imphal quashed a charge of attempt to suicide against her. Sharmila, 44, had been periodically arrested under Section 309 of the IPC since she began fasting in November 2000 to protest the killing of 10 villagers by the Assam Rifles at Malom near Imphal. This became a ritual until she decided to end her 16-year fast in July and take the political route in her fight against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) of 1958.
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