A tribal couple in Odisha’s Rayagada district have been tied to a yoke like bullocks and compelled to plough farm land by villagers for being in a relationship and getting married “secretly” towards their households’ needs.
Although the incident occurred on Wednesday at Kanjamjodi village below Kalyansinghpur police limits within the tribal-dominated district, a video of the incident went viral on Friday, sparking outrage.
The video reveals the couple with a yoke fabricated from bamboo throughout their shoulders, tilling the land as a “punishment” that had been awarded by a kangaroo courtroom comprising group members.
A bunch of villagers, together with ladies and minors, will be seen witnessing the merciless punishment.
Based on locals, the villagers and group members additionally beat the couple and drove them out of the village. Police sources stated the couple are in a relative’s home in one other village
Locals recognized them as a 32-year-old man and his father’s cousin sister, who’s roughly the identical age as him.
As per tribal customs, marriage throughout the similar clan is prohibited, locals stated. On this case, the couple are associated as aunt and nephew, making the union taboo, stated an area.
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After the general public humiliation, the couple was taken to a shrine and subjected to “purification rituals” to cleanse their “sins”, locals stated.
The police swung into motion after a video of the incident went viral on social media. On Friday, senior law enforcement officials visited the village to take inventory of the state of affairs and talk about the matter with locals.
Officers stated a case is being registered by the Kalyansinghpur police, and motion shall be taken towards those that orchestrated the punishment.