Chaya says that she offered the panchayat to have medical tests conducted on her to prove that she was true to her husband; however, the panchayat stated that they didn’t trust medical reports, and that their suspicion was above science.

Subsequently, Chaya and her family were no more welcome in her husband’s village. They are not invited to weddings or funerals in the village anymore, and Chaya fears that the social boycott will keep her sisters from getting grooms. Determined to fight for her rights, the woman is now battling her in-laws and the panchayat in a Nashik court.

Chaya’s case, however, is not a one-off.