Some women jumped into wells or rivers to save their honour, others were slain by their menfolk before the enemy’s menfolk could ravish them. A few women were killed in error. In one instance where this happened, a rumour that the Baloch regiment was coming was believed when in fact Hindu soldiers were on the way. Women who were part of columns trudging towards the border were snatched from helpless husbands, fathers and brothers, and appropriated. Elsewhere, seized women were divided among attackers, with police officers picking first. Murder often followed rape.
