(i) On 4th September 1987, Roop Kanwar, a married woman, committed sati. She did not do this of her own free will; she was coerced into doing so.
(ii) Committing Sati, glorifying the practice of Sati were all illegal acts.
(iii) The women activists and journalists, Meena Menon, Geeta Seshu, Sujata Anandan, Anu Joseph and Kalpana Sharma investigated the case.
(iv) So in 1998, the government passed the Sati (Prevention) Act with very stringent provisions.
