Madhya Pradesh man tries to kidnap woman he raped from her wedding

Bhopal:

An attempt to kidnap a 22-year-old woman during her wedding has sparked an uproar in Ashok Nagar in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The main accused, identified as Kalu alias Salim Khan, allegedly raped the woman, defamed her through a video and later attacked her family when she married another man.

The incident took place around 6 pm when Kalu along with his accomplices Jodha, Sameer and Shahrukh stormed the woman’s house. When she protested, they attacked her family and broke her father’s leg and her brother’s arm. Her mother was also brutally beaten. The attackers dragged the woman out of her house with swords and iron rods.

As the family and the woman screamed for help, a crowd gathered. Initially, the accused threatened onlookers, but fled the scene as the crowd grew larger, leaving the woman behind. During the chaos, the accused also threatened the woman’s family and the family of the man she was engaged to.

The police were initially hesitant to register the case. It was only when workers of a local Hindu organisation intervened late on Wednesday evening that the police registered cases based on complaints from both the woman and her father.