The World of Courtesans c7.30

c7.30

While the killer of a *ganika* escaped with a heavy, almost crippling fine, the opposite was the case if it was a *ganika* who killed her lover For this heinous offence capital sentence was meted out to her; she was burnt at the stake or thrown into the water and forcibly drowned This heavy sentence was fixed with a view to assuring the clients that their lives were safe.