Husband of Sakshi Misra,🌜 BJP MLA's daughter who married a Dalit man against the wishes of her fa🌌mily, was beaten up by unknown people on Allahabad High Court premises, his lawyer claimed on Monday.
The couple had moved the court deman🅠ding protection from the "goons" of Sakshi's father Rajesh Mishr💙a, a BJP legislator from Bareilly.
The lawyer said that the Monday incident was a testament to the threat the couple currently faces. "Only Ajitesh was beaten up. It's not known who the people were. But it proves that there is indeed a threat to their life for which they were seeking protection," he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
SSP Prayagraj Atul Sharma, 💙however, denied tha🍸t the couple had been assaulted.
Meanwhile, the Allahabad High C𝔍ourt on Monday directed the police grant protec🌊tion to the young couple.
The court꧙ al𝕴so said that the couple's marriage was valid.
Lashing out at BJP MLA Rajesh Misra, Justice Siddhartha Verma said that both his daughter Sakshi and son-in-law are adults and have a right to decide their ๊life partners.
Sakshi and Ajitesh 🃏had reportedly eloped from their homes on July 3 and had got married a﷽t a temple in Prayagraj on July 4.
Sakshi and Ajitesh had, last week, shared video messages on social media in which they alleged thaཧt Sakshi's father and his men were threatening them with dire consequences after the couple tied the knot.
The Uttar Pradesh ST/SC Commission has sought a report from District Magis𝔍tra𒊎te V.K. Singh and SSP Muniraj G in the matter.
(With inputs from ANI)
