A hearing and speech-impaired couple, who had an inter-caste marriage, and their newborn boy were ostracized from their community in Karnataka, India. The couple, who are both deaf and mute, faced opposition from their families due to their different castes. The community leaders allegedly extorted money from the bride's parents and threatened to ostracize them if they did not send the couple and their baby away. The couple sought refuge at a women's shelter in Challakere.https://ift.tt/cZrNLSH