In a shocking incident, around eight panchas of a caste panchayat in Maharashtra's Parbhani district allegedly demanded sexual favours from a woman after her husband refused to pay Rs 6 lakh sought by them for 'settling' his 'debt'.

However, a successful intervention by the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS) not only led to lifting of the social boycott imposed on the couple, but the Panchayat itself was dissolved today.