2 sisters in India to be raped for their brother's crime

Since the article is not clear on this, a couple of things:

The "unelected" village council is ILLEGAL. India has strong laws against "traditional" forms of justice like village or tribal councils. The problem is that there are isolated, rural areas like the village in the article where the enforcement power of the government is virtually non-existent. There are no major government bodies or police forces in smaller villages to stop something like this. As such, living in them is like living in a pre-modern society.

The problem of village councils dispensing justice is actually a significant worry in rural parts of India where education is dismal compared to the rest of the country. It's not restricted to any particular region, but it is generally regarded as a backwoods "hick" thing. The vast majority of Indians (even the ones who are mildly sexist themselves) do find this appalling and don't want to be associated with it.

The community involved in this article (Jats), and the region, too, are notorious for poor treatment of women, even within India where sexism and misogyny are still major problems. The northwest region from where they originate is the worst part of the country by all major metrics of gender equality, which has a lot to do with the remnants of a traditional martial, "warrior culture" among many of the ethnic groups there, combined with a lack of education and development.

Thankfully, Indian media is all over this story, and chances are the village council members will be arrested and prosecuted.

[source - Reddit commenter AG3287]