Kiranjit ahluwalia biography examples

about Kiranjit

Southall Black Sisters led Kiranjit Ahluwalia’s campaign, with support from Justice for Women.

Kiranjit was persuaded into an arranged marriage by her brothers. Both her parents had died by the time she was 16 and so at the age of 23 she had to give up studying law and marry Deepak Ahluwalia. 

The violence and humiliation started two days after the wedding.

Deepak’s manner “changed dramatically” Kiranjit recounted later. This marked the beginning of ten years of violence, rape and sexual abuse; Deepak was so obsessed with controlling Kiranjit's behaviour that he even forbade her to eat chillies or drink black coffee.

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She was not allowed to go out to see friends or family and was treated like a slave.

Deepak saw other women while he continued to abuse Kiranjit on an almost daily basis. He did not want her “westernised” and kept her in almost total isolation. Kiranjit was kicked, punched and slapped, beaten with belts, shoes and pieces of furniture, threat