A 30-year-old schoolteacher was allegedly kidnapped and forced to marry a 25-year-old girl in Bihar's Katihar district on Friday, reminiscent of the decades-old practice of 'Pakadua vivah' (forced marriage) prevalent in the state.
Avnish Kumar, posted as an assistant teacher at a government school in Katihar district, was allegedly kidnapped by two SUV-borne people when he was on his way to school by an e-rickshaw. The SUV stopped near a temple, where the girl Gunjan Kumari's relatives of the girl were present at the temple where Avnish was forced to perform rituals under threat.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 15, 2024 من The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 15, 2024 من The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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