Couple stripped naked, flogged for “marrying without family consent”
At least 18 villagers have been arrested after they allegedly assaulted a couple following a certain “court order”.
The local “court” ordered Kachru, 21, and Monica, 19, humiliated for allegedly marrying without parental approval.
The assault took place in Shambhupura village in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, India.
The couple were in a secret relationship for two years before they finally decided to get married and then flee to Gujarat.
But they were hunted down and ordered back to their village after Monica’s parents allegedly found out about the relationship and they were reported to the village head.
The girl’s family had allegedly already sold her for Rs 75,000 (£905) and was paid Rs 5,000 (£60) in advance for her to marry another boy in a neighbouring village.
As a warning to others and to teach the couple a lesson the village Panchayant, which is the Kangaroo Court, ordered them to be stripped and paraded naked in the village’s centre.
Officer Ravinder Kumar Singh, the station house officer at Kalinjra Police Station, said the woman’s parents were forcing her to marry someone else. Officer Singh said the police got to know about the shocking incident two days after it took place on Sunday April 16.
