A boy and a girl in their 20s were traveling together when they're ambushed, dragged off a motorcycle, thrashed, and forced to get married by a mob or "moral police".
LOCATION
Goalpara District, in northeast Indian state of AssamPROVOCATION
Traveling on a motorcycle together while being unmarried.THE AMBUSH
The mob waylaid the unmarried couple and assaulted them on June 19, 2018.THE MARRIAGE
According to sources, the villagers held a meeting and joined the two in marriage under mob pressure.POLICE CASE
The police registered a suo motu case and launched an investigation. Two persons have been arrested so far – one arrest on Thursday and the other on Friday.Whoa!! A bike ride to unexpected marriage!!!
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Couple In Assam Dragged Off Bike, Beaten, Forced To Marry, Say Police