Ranchi: Girls Banned From Wearing Jeans.

Attacked With Acid If Females Are Found Wearing Jeans
Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta. The police said it could be a case of mischief.
The handwritten posters, put up by
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