23-year-old held hostage, forced to marry ex-lover in UP's Kanpur

KANPUR: A youth from Kanpur Dehat district, who had gone to distribute his wedding invites in neighbouring Jalaun district was held hostage by the family of her ex-lover and was forced to marry her on Wednesday. The 23-year-old youth was also thrashed by the girl’s family.
The youth was released only after someone tipped-off Sirsa Kalar police. Cops rushed to the house where he was held captive and rescued him.
SHO Sirsa Kalar, Saurabh Singh said Raghvendra Singh (23), was a native of Nadai village in Rajpur area of Kanpur Dehat district and was in a relationship with a girl from a village in Jalaun district.
His family members, however, had fixed his marriage with another girl. “On Wednesday, he left home on a motorcycle for Bhitari village in Jalaun to distribute wedding invitation cards to his relatives. On way back, he went to meet his ‘ex-lover’, but was held hostage by her parents and siblings,” said the SHO.
Raghvendra was allegedly thrashed and forcibly married to his ex-lover at her house, said the SHO.
The girl’s sibling filmed the entire act. Singh said after the wedding rituals, Raghvendra was allegedly threatened to remain silent and live with the girl.
However, the police, on being alerted by some villagers, rushed to the spot and rescued the youth. “We have rescued the boy, but none from the either sides have lodged any complaint in this regard,” said the SHO.