Indias pink saree gang

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. Two years after they gave themselves a name and an attire, the women in pink have thrashed men who have abandoned or beaten their wives



They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes.

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. Two years after they gave themselves a name and an attire, the women in pink have thrashed men who have abandoned or beaten their wives