Bihar: Court Nullifies 'pakadua Vivah', Victim Still Getting Threats
A family court in Patna on Saturday nullified the forced marriage or 'pakadua vivah' of Vinod Kumar, an official of Bokaro Steel Plant.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 28 (ANI): A family court in Patna on Saturday nullified the forced marriage or 'pakadua vivah' of Vinod Kumar, an official of Bokaro Steel Plant.Welcoming the court order, Kumar said that it was a relief. However, he added that he was still getting threats. "It happened in December 2017 when I had gone to attend a friend's wedding in Patna. A man, Surendra Yadav called me home, beat me up, threatened me and forcibly made me marry his sister at gunpoint. The court's order is a relief but those people are roaming around freely and are still threatening me," he said while talking to ANI.Kumar also alleged that the Police "didn't cooperate at all". (ANI)
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