India, March 19 -- A family in Arjunpalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Odisha's Ganjam district has allegedly been ostracised after selling agricultural land to a person of a scheduled caste.

According to the reports, Dayanidhi Gouda, a resident of the village, had sold a portion of his farmland a few years ago to meet expenses related to his daughter's marriage. Following the sale, a village meeting was convened, where he was penalised for transferring land to a person from another caste.Odisha Culture Blog

Local Odisha food products While the matter had subsided for some time, tensions resurfaced in December last year when another village meeting was held. During the meeting, villagers allegedly imposed a fine of Rs 7...