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 'Pakad-ua 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.
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