Once again a case of forced marriage has come to light in Patna, the capital of Bihar. After the matter came to light, the police have registered a case against the accused and started action. Actually, this whole matter is of Begumpur, Patna. After this incident, a written complaint has been lodged by the boy’s father in the Bypass police station of Patna. In which he has accused the girl’s family and some women from the NGO for forced marriage. After this the police has started investigating the matter.
Ravinesh Kumar, resident of Bahri Begumpur Mohalla, has applied in the police station. In which he has written that his son Ganosh has been forcibly married. In the application given by the father, the police has been told that the family members of the girl living in Malsalami police station area reached the house on Tuesday night. After this, they created ruckus and started fighting with their son. During this time, the son was forced to put vermilion on the daughter’s forehead and take photographs. After the uproar, he reached Bypass police station on Wednesday with a complaint about his son’s forced marriage.
Where written application was given. The father has also told the police that there was a dispute on December 1 last, in which the girl’s family had kept her hostage in the house for a long time. During this time, he came out of the house with the help of bypass police station. Meanwhile, the girl and her family had lodged a complaint in the women’s police station.
According to the police, he was called to the Mahila Police Station on Wednesday to present his side. Meanwhile, the issue of forced marriage has come to the fore in the controversy. Police Station Head Abhishek Kumar Ranjan said that an FIR has been registered on the complaint of the father. The views of both the sides have also been heard. The girl and her family told the police that she was in a relationship with Ganosh for the last five years. At present the police is investigating every point related to the incident.
what is catch marriage
This type of marriage has a long history in Bihar. People from the girl’s side kidnap the boy and force him to marry their girl. This type of marriage is called Pakdaua marriage in Bihar. Patna High Court, while hearing a case that was about 10 years old, had canceled it. Actually, Pakdwa or Pakdaua marriage is such a marriage in which a marriageable boy is kidnapped and forced to marry.
Even films and TV serials have been made on this type of marriage. In the year 1980 and earlier, this type of forced marriage was prevalent. Such marriages were more common in North Bihar. It is believed that for this there were gangs in the villages which used to kidnap boys. According to the statistics of Bihar Police, every year around three to four thousand cases of forced marriage are registered in the state. This does not include the figures of couples who run away from home due to love affairs.