Woman ‘abducted’ for inter-caste marriage
- Dalit husband seeks rights activists’ support
A man has appealed to human rights activists to help trace whereabouts of his expectant wife, who was reportedly abducted by her own parents.
Dipak Pariyar of Hatiya VDC, Baglung, said his wife Ranjita KC was kidnapped by a group of men led by his father-in-law Tek Bahadur KC on May 6 as they were not happy with their inter-caste marriage.
Dipak and Ranjita had eloped and exchanged wedding vows some two months ago. Dipak said Ranjita’s parents opposed the marriage and were unwilling to accept the couple.
“We decided to marry as both of us had reached the legal age for marriage. It is me being from the lower caste that Ranjita’s parents are protesting,” said Dipak.
After the couple was forcibly separated, Dipak lodged a complaint at a police office incriminating his in-laws for abducting his pregnant wife. In the plaint note, he has demanded that his wife and the unborn baby be returned to him in safe and sound state. “I have tried to contact my wife and her parents on their phone, but they have switched off their phones. I am worried about my wife and my baby.”
While the police is investigating the case, Dipak has called on the human rights groups and other concerned sides to make efforts to find his missing wife.
Meanwhile, district-based Dalit Victims’ Network condemned the incident and vowed to help Dipak reunite with his wife. “We will do the needful from our side to secure the rights of the victim,” said Purna Pariyar, general secretary of the network.
Posted on: 2011-06-23 08:18
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