‘I want to serve nation, but they want to marry me off to clear debt'
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MEERUT: A Class 12 student from a village near Incholi in Meerut appeared before senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dr Vipin Tada with a desperate plea — to save her from being married off to an elderly man in exchange for money her father allegedly owed.
'I want to serve the country as a govt officer,' the 19-year-old told the SSP on Tuesday, breaking down as she described how her family allegedly beat her, locked her inside the house and threatened to kill her when she refused to marry. 'I want to build my life and serve the nation, but my family wants me to marry an old man to clear a Rs 3 lakh debt they took from him years ago,' she said.
SP (rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said two conflicting narratives have emerged — one from the teen and one from her family.
'On Monday, she fled from her home citing a threat to her life. Her family, who are marginal farmers, filed a complaint alleging that an unidentified man took their daughter with him. On Tuesday morning, police tracked her down and brought her back,' he said.
However, she fled again in the afternoon — this time to advocate
Neha Chauhan
, to whom she narrated her ordeal. Chauhan then took her to meet the SSP. 'My client fled on her own. She wasn't taken away by anyone, as her parents claimed.
She was scared and sobbing when she met me,' said Chauhan. 'While undergoing a medical exam at a govt hospital after meeting the SSP, she said to me: 'Approaching the police wasn't a good idea. I was safer with you'.'
Chauhan added, 'Police have recorded her statement and she will soon be presented before a magistrate. After the medical, she was taken to an Asha Jyoti Kendra, and even I don't know which centre exactly. In her statement to the police, she clearly said her family was trying to force her into the marriage.'
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