NEW DELHI: Allegations a young engineer was kidnapped and made to marry at gunpoint are being investigated by Police in one of India´s poorest states, which has a history of forced marriage of men. Video footage apparently showing Vinod Kumar being forced to go through with a wedding by his bride´s family sparked the probe, Police in the eastern state of Bihar said Friday. ´Pakadua Vivah´ (forced marriage) is a practice specific to Bihar and surrounding areas, and is mainly carried out by poor families who cannot afford a dowry ? still a widespread expectation in India. A video circulated on social media shows the engineer being manhandled and forced to dress for the wedding as he pleads for freedom.
01-06-2018, 08:34 AM
Police probe case of Indian man ?kidnapped? for marriage
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