In a shocking twist to the “abduction” of an 18-year-old woman in Telangana, police said that she staged the kidnapping to elope with her 24-year-old boyfriend, and later they got married in a temple as her parents were opposed to the alliance.
The twist comes hours after a purported video showed four people forcibly taking the woman, identified as Shalini, in a car and driving off in Rajanna Sircilla district at around 5 am on Tuesday. The girl later released a video on social media saying that she staged the kidnapping as her parents opposed her marriage to a Dalit man, identified as Johny.
“We got married one year ago. Since I was a minor back then, my parents didn’t accept it and filed a case against my husband. Now we are adults, so we got married. They are still objecting since my husband is a Dalit,” the girl stated in the video, also requesting police security.
SP Sircilla Rahul Hegde said the girl has given a statement through social media that she has gone with her boyfriend willingly and they both got married in a temple.
Earlier, CCTV footage showed the woman being forcibly taken in a car as her father makes an unsuccessful attempt to rescue her. The father later alleged that the accused had beaten him before abducting the woman.
#WATCH | Telangana: An 18-year-old girl was kidnapped in front of her father when they were returning to their house after visiting a temple, in the Sircilla district(CCTV visuals) pic.twitter.com/GYedm9jkHJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
The incident occurred in Moodepalle village in Chandurthi mandal of the district at around 5.30 am when the woman, a college student, and her father were proceeding to a temple, as per the police.
A complaint was then lodged with the police by the victim’s father alleging that he was beaten up by the gang before his daughter was kidnapped.
Police said Johny and Shalini got married a year ago. Since Shalini was a minor at the time, her parents lodged a complaint with the police. Based on the complaint, the police filed a case against Johny. The couple has been staying separately for the past year. Shalini turned 18 on Tuesday.
(With inputs from agency and PV Ramana Kumar)
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