Himachal Court Grants Bail to Woman in Dalit Boy's Death Case

A court in Himachal Pradesh, India, has granted bail to a woman from an upper caste who was accused of locking a 12-year-old Dalit boy in a cowshed.

The boy later died after consuming something poisonous.

The judge said the woman should not be kept in jail for too long and that she deserves special consideration because she is a woman.

The court also said the report about the case was not clear enough.

The woman was charged with beating the boy and locking him up, saying he would not be freed until a goat was brought as a sacrifice.