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Man chained to tree and tortured over 2 days over son's marriage dies by suicide: MP

A man was chained to a tree and reportedly tortured for two days after his son eloped with a woman from the same community. Days after he was released, the man from Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district killed himself.

Sabrangindia 15 Mar 2023

a man was chained to a tree and tortured for two days in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh

In a tragic incident reported by NDTV and India Today, a man was chained to a tree and tortured for two days in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh after his son eloped and married a woman from the same community has died by suicide. The deceased has been identified as Udha Ahirwar.

Almost twelve days ago, reportedly on March 2, Udha Ahirwar was brought to Bila village from Panchampur village by Zandu Ahirwar and was chained to a tree for two days. Udha's son had eloped with Zandu's granddaughter.  While police are investigating the death of a man in Madhya Pradesh's Chatarpur days after he was chained to a tree and allegedly thrashed because his son married a woman from the same village.

Meanwhile, Udha Ahirwar's wife Savitri has alleged that her daughter-in-law's relatives forcibly entered their home and killed him. Police, however, have said the man was upset over the humiliation of the public assault and died by suicide on March 4. A total of six accused have been charged with abetment to suicide and wrongful restraint, and police are looking for them.

Police said Udha Ahirwar's son Shankar and a woman from the same village work as labourers in Rajasthan. The two reportedly also married there. Both families are from the same caste. But the woman's father was infuriated when he heard of the wedding. It is alleged that he and five others took Udha Ahirwar to another village Panchampur, chained him to a tree there and thrashed him.

A video circulating on social media, purportedly shows Ahirwar sitting near the tree, his hands and feet chained. He was eventually freed and returned home. Two days later, he was found hanging in his room.

His wife has alleged that the assailants barged into their home when Ahirwar was alone, killed him and hanged his body. Police, however, have denied this charge and said the man appears to have died by suicide. Further probe into the horrifying incident is on.

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Man chained to tree and tortured over 2 days over son's marriage dies by suicide: MP

A man was chained to a tree and reportedly tortured for two days after his son eloped with a woman from the same community. Days after he was released, the man from Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district killed himself.

a man was chained to a tree and tortured for two days in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh

In a tragic incident reported by NDTV and India Today, a man was chained to a tree and tortured for two days in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh after his son eloped and married a woman from the same community has died by suicide. The deceased has been identified as Udha Ahirwar.

Almost twelve days ago, reportedly on March 2, Udha Ahirwar was brought to Bila village from Panchampur village by Zandu Ahirwar and was chained to a tree for two days. Udha's son had eloped with Zandu's granddaughter.  While police are investigating the death of a man in Madhya Pradesh's Chatarpur days after he was chained to a tree and allegedly thrashed because his son married a woman from the same village.

Meanwhile, Udha Ahirwar's wife Savitri has alleged that her daughter-in-law's relatives forcibly entered their home and killed him. Police, however, have said the man was upset over the humiliation of the public assault and died by suicide on March 4. A total of six accused have been charged with abetment to suicide and wrongful restraint, and police are looking for them.

Police said Udha Ahirwar's son Shankar and a woman from the same village work as labourers in Rajasthan. The two reportedly also married there. Both families are from the same caste. But the woman's father was infuriated when he heard of the wedding. It is alleged that he and five others took Udha Ahirwar to another village Panchampur, chained him to a tree there and thrashed him.

A video circulating on social media, purportedly shows Ahirwar sitting near the tree, his hands and feet chained. He was eventually freed and returned home. Two days later, he was found hanging in his room.

His wife has alleged that the assailants barged into their home when Ahirwar was alone, killed him and hanged his body. Police, however, have denied this charge and said the man appears to have died by suicide. Further probe into the horrifying incident is on.

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Plea against Maha GR to monitor inter-faith & inter-caste marriages: Bombay HC

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