Skewed gender ratio caused by the killing of thousands of girls has given rise to a system of bride-buying and trafficking.
Thankfully, this is not a true story. It is the plot of the film Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women, which Time magazine named as one of the 10 best films of 2003.
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