A news report has shaken the Bohri community in Mumbai, but will hopefully go on to become a trigger for action and reform here. An Indian-origin doctor based in Detroit, USA, has been arrested for performing genital cutting, or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), on two little girls. US reports say it is the first prosecution under the law banning the brutal practice.

The doctor, Jumana Nagarwala's arrest has sent shockwaves through the Bohri community. Nagarwala is being held in jail. The complaint against her doesn't mince words, slamming khatna (FGM) as "brutal and criminal".