India's Pink Vigilantes
Clad in electric pink saris, the all-female gang shames abusive husbands and corrupt politicians. Amana Fontanella-Khan talks to the woman behind the largest women's vigilante group in the world.
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Pink Gang members arrive in the town of Fatehpur to celebrate the "Pink Gang Day," which takes place every Valentine's Day.
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A veteran Pink Gang member arrives at an event.
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A Pink Gang member flaunts her laathi, or bamboo stick. Similar batons are used by local police.
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Pink Gang members travel in the back of a tractor to get to a rally.
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Pink gang members wait for Sampat Devi Pal, the gang's commander-in-chief, to deliver a message.
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Sampat Devi Pal, who founded the gang in 2006, sits on a dais overlooking her gang at a rally.
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Gang members dressed in uniform arrive for a Pink Gang event carrying snacks for the journey.
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