A shocking case of ‘groom abduction’ has resurfaced in Bihar. A 26-year-old engineer was kidnapped in Patna and was forced to marry a woman at gunpoint. A TV channel showed the marriage being solemnised while the man was seen crying even as the bride’s relatives keep persuading him. The man’s family blames the bride’s brother for the abduction. They also allege that police refused to take action even after they filed a complaint. Groom abduction has been a worrying trend in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It is locally known as pakadwa shaadi or jabariya shaadi’ where eligible’ bachelors are kidnapped, assaulted and are forced to marry.
