Father Remarries Widowed Daughter, Community Ostracizes Family in Balaghat

• A father in Balaghat remarried his daughter, widowed after two and a half months, leading to social ostracism by his community.
• Manak Sonwane's daughter was widowed at 22; after three years at home, he arranged her second marriage outside their community.
• Community leaders secretly met and issued a decree to sever all ties with the family, imposing a 10-year ostracism and a ₹25,000 fine.
• The family argues they only improved their daughter's life and questions why inter-community marriage is an issue when bringing a girl from another community is not.
• The matter is now with the administration; the SDM Lanjhi will investigate, register an FIR against those enforcing ostracism, and conduct counseling.