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A village less than three hours from Delhi does not let its girls and young women wear jeans or use mobile phones. The local leaders of Isaipur Khedi village in Haryana's Sonipat think girls could "misuse" mobile phones.

The village panchayat issued the bizarre diktat a year ago after several girls were reported to have eloped. The village head or sarpanch claims that since the time they stopped girls from using mobile phones or wearing jeans, things have taken a turn for the better.

"Girls are not allowed to wear jeans in our village and as they misuse mobiles, we have banned that as well. I am not saying that they get spoilt, it's just it does not suit them," said Prem Singh, the sarpanch of the village.