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Woman kidnapped at gunpoint, video goes viral

August 19, 2024, 09:12 IST

The video of the incident went viral on social media. It shows the woman being dragged away by a man with a gun.

A woman was allegedly abducted at gunpoint by her husband and in-laws at Pure Gobrai village under Handia police station in Trans Ganga district on Saturday night. The video of the incident went viral on social media. In it, the woman is seen being dragged away by a man with a gun while others chased away her relatives with sticks. A complaint has been lodged in this connection and teams have been constituted to trace the woman and arrest the accused, police officials said.

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In his complaint to the police, the woman's brother Sunil Kumar Soni said on Saturday that his sister Sushma Devi's in-laws came to his house in three SUVs accompanied by persons armed with rifles and other weapons. The accused grabbed his sister by her hair and dragged her towards their vehicles. The family members and villagers tried to save Sushma but the accused attacked her and threatened her. Sunil alleged that his sister's husband and in-laws often harassed and attacked her.

ACP Pankaj Lavania said that Sushma was married to Mukesh Seth of Aurai in Bhadohi. She had returned to her parents' house only two days ago after a fight with her husband.

DCP trans-Ganga Abhishek Bhartiya said several teams have been formed to track down and arrest the culprits.

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