The attempted kidnapping of a 22-year-old woman during her wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Asho♏k Nagar has sent chills down people's spines there. The key accused reportedly raped the woman, recorded🙈 a video and then attacked her family when she was marrying another man.
The accused was identified as Kalu alias Salim Khan, NDTV reported. Kalu and his three other accomplices -- Jodha, Sameer and Shahrukh -- stormed the woman's house at♐ around 6 pm.
A purported video of the incident has been doing rounds on social media, with the ღthree men being seen walking around with swords and rods. However, Outlook couldn't independently verify the video.
Reportedly, when the accus🎶ed tried to kidnap the woman and she resisted it, they assaulted her family, broke her father's leg and brother's arm. They also brutally beat her mother.
Later, the attackers were seen swirling around their swords and irons rods w𝓰hile dragging out the woman.
Then a crowd gathered at the spot hearing𒆙 the woman and her family's screams. Initially, the attackers managed to threatened the onlookers, but later as the gathering greꦜw larger, they left the woman behind and fled the scene on their bikes.
Reportedly, the family of the woman's fiancé was also threatened by the accused. A case was registered at City Kotwali after a local Hindu outfit intervened in the matter. The ca🌊se 🅠was based on the complaints from both the woman and her father.
Last month, in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, a bride was forcibly dragged out by her mother, brother and cousins in an attempted kidnapping on her wedding d🐓ay.
This was because the woman's family was against the groom and the idea of him mꦚarrying their daughter. Th🦄ey stormed the wedding venue, tried to kidnap her and used chilli powder to attack any persons who tried to intervene.
Reportedly, a case of criminal assault, at🌳tempted kidnapping and gold theft was filed against her family.
