Accessibility links Skip to content Accessibility Help S B Menu Search N B S Magazine India's long, dark and dangerous walk to the toilet By Divya Arya BBC News, Delhi 27 June 2014 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share I MANSI THAPLIYAL The danger faced by women going to the toilet outdoors in rural India was made clear last month when two girls were ambushed, gang-raped and hanged from a tree. But defecation outside is normal for most Indian villagers - so how do they manage? http://m.bbc.com/news/magazine-2803951 3 "We always go in groups. I would never let my girls go on their own," Kailash says. Her youngest daughter, 18-year-old Sonu, adds: "We go straight to the toilet and back. Never deviate. Never go alone. And if we see a boy, we shout at him." I MANSI THAPLIYAL It is important to tread carefully. Once the crops...
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