Rajasthan Shocker: Man Abducts Woman And Forcibly Marries Her; DCW Chief Seeks Govt Intervention

A video has been making rounds on the internet in which a man can be seen carrying a woman in his arms while taking rounds (pheras) around the fire. The clip is reported to be shot in an arid region near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

The horrific incident has left India in shock. According to media reports, the man abducted the woman and shot the video on June 1, 2023. She can be seen crying out loud while his family seems to be enjoying the sight of the crime.

Kidnapped And Forcefully Married

मीडिया द्वारा ये वीडियो जैसलमेर का बताया जा रहा है। रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार एक लड़की को सरेआम किडनैप करके एक बंजर वीराने में आग जलाकर उसके साथ ज़बरदस्ती शादी कर ली। ये बेहद चौंकाने वाली और डराने वाली घटना है। @AshokGehlot51 जी मामले की जाँच कर कार्यवाही करें। pic.twitter.com/mZee4oJgSy

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) June 6, 2023

Mint has reported that the 23-year-old woman was supposed to get married on June 12, 2023. the accused was threatening the girl’s family that he would disturb the wedding.

The victim’s family had protested in Jaisalmer asking authorities to intervene and take action so that justice could be served.

DCW Chief Seeks Intervention From Rajasthan Government

घटना 01 जून 23 के सम्बंध में पुलिस थाना मोहनगढ़,जैसलमेर में प्रकरण दर्ज होकर वीडियो में दिखाई दे रहे मुख्य आरोपी को गिरफ्तार किया जा चुका है प्रकरण में शरीक मुल्जिमान की गिरफ्तारी के प्रयास टीमें गठित की जाकर किये जा रहे हैं प्रकरण में त्वरित अनुसंधान जारी है@RajPoliceHelp

— Jaisalmer Police (@JaisalmerPolice) June 6, 2023

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal shared the clip on Twitter and said that she read in reports that a woman had been abducted in Jaisalmer, and the accused had married her forcibly. “This is a shocking and frightening incident,” she added.

She tagged Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot seeking his intervention in the case. She requested an investigation of the case.

Jaisalmer Police replied to Maliwal’s tweet. It ensured that the incident happened on June 1, 2023, and the person carrying the woman in his arms has been arrested. The statement also said that the police are trying to arrest other accused involved in the kidnapping of the victim.

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According to a report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), there were 23,641 females abducted in 2017 with the intention of marriage. Out of the total, 10,526 victims were girl children, and 13,115 were adult women. It also stated that 84 boys and 414 men were kidnapped with the intention to marry.

In the same year, 70,686 females were abducted with different intentions, including unlawful activity, domestic servitude, pornography, terrorist activities, begging, murder, revenge, and ransom.

In 2021, 12,788 girls and 10,235 women were kidnapped for marriage. It recorded 50,401 cases in which women were abducted so that they could be compelled to marry. If you look at the total number of kidnappings of women in 2021, the number stood at 1,27,834.

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