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Bihar: More Than 3,400 Young Men Kidnapped By Brides' Families For Forced Marriage In 2017
A fresh report by Bihar police indicated that more than 3,400 grooms were kidnapped in Bihar in 2017 for ‘Pakadua vivah’, a practice of kidnapping bachelor males by bride’s family for forced marriage. The number stood at 3,070 in 2016. In 2015, 3,000 bridegrooms were kidnapped in the state...