The Pink Sari Gang: India’s Vigilante Women
In India, a group of women dressed in pink saris are taking the law into their own hands. The female gang was established to force the government and police to clean up their acts. The women also carrying pink sticks called Lathis, and while the sticks are supposed to be for self defense, the Pink Saree Gang sometimes uses them in anger.
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The several hundred vigilante women of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Banda area proudly call themselves the “gulabi gang” (pink gang), striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudging respect of officials.
The pink women of Banda shun political parties and NGOs because, in the words of their feisty leader, Sampat Pal Devi, “they are always looking for kickbacks when they offer to fund us”.
