India's top judge tells accused rapist to marry victim to avoid jail

Sharad Arvind Bobde faces calls to resign over remarks to government technician about schoolgirl

India’s top judge is facing calls to resign after telling an accused rapist to marry his schoolgirl victim to avoid jail.

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the chief justice Sharad Arvind Bobde quit after he told the government technician at a hearing: “If you want to marry [her] we can help you. If not, you lose your job and go to jail.”

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