Bihar Teacher Abducted And Forced Into Marriage At Gunpoint On Way To School.
In Bihar, an uncanny incident befell on Friday where a young teacher, Avnish Kumar was kidnapped and forcibly married to a woman he had allegedly been in a relationship with.
This phenomenon, known as ‘Pakadwa Vivah’, is a growing concern in Bihar with 2024 witnessing the highest reported cases of forced weddings in the last 30 years.
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Avnish Kumar, a resident of Rajaura in Bihar’s Begusarai district had recently cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exam to become a teacher.
He was employed at a middle school in Katihar district. However, when he was kidnapped by relatives of a woman named Gunjan, who alleged that Avnish had promised to marry her turned his life upside down.
Gunjan claimed that she and Avnish had been in a four-year-long relationship, involving frequent visits to hotels and shared stays at Avnish’s residence.
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However, Avnish refused to formalise the relationship into marriage. Gunjan’s family claimed that they discovered the couple together in Katihar three days before the incident and allegedly kidnapped Avnish, forcing him to marry Gunjan in a temple.
A viral video shows Avnish being held by several men while Gunjan stands nearby, dressed in a wedding saree and vermilion on her head.
सरकारी नौकरी नुकसान देह भी होती है, BPSC टीचर की महादेव के मंदिर में जबरदस्ती शादी वीडियो बेगूसराय का है, इसे पकड़ऊआ बिआह कहते है, लड़का रो रहा है! pic.twitter.com/pxd3DxHKhD
— SARVESH PANDEY (@TheSarveshPande) December 14, 2024
Avnish is visibly distressed as he is coerced into completing marriage rituals under duress. The incident has sparked widespread outrage with many condemning that this practice has been prevalent in the state these days.
We live in a country where videos like these go viral and no one bothers at all to forget about fighting for justice for him.
Just another pakadva vivaah in Bihar where a man is nabbed & forcefully married. Just look at the confidence of the womanpic.twitter.com/OvslPAQWZu
— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) January 12, 2024
Avnish has denied all allegations of a romantic relationship with Gunjan, claiming that she had been harassing him by repeatedly calling and stalking him.
He has filed a complaint alleging kidnapping and physical assault. The police are investigating the matter and Gunjan has also filed a complaint against the girl.
