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A young man, Nitish Kumar, 22, of Jodi Pokhar colony of Samastipur territory was allegedly abducted and forced into matrimony successful what is traditionally known as pakadwa vivah successful Bihar. The incidental occurred connected Saturday (February 7, 2026). The younker was aboriginal rescued by the territory police, which said investigations are connected successful the case.
Mr. Kumar was preparing for constabulary recruitment and, portion returning from a room precocious connected February 7, helium claimed helium was offered a portion laced with a sedative by a radical of radical and aboriginal beaten and forced to wed a miss astatine a temple successful Morwa village, astir 4 kilometres away. The bride is said to beryllium a nonmigratory of Chakraja Ali village. A lawsuit has been lodged successful this respect astatine Shahpur Patori constabulary presumption of the district.
Meanwhile, a video of the matrimony went viral connected societal media successful which the groom is seen appearing intoxicated and immoderate women are singing section matrimony songs, portion the bride is sitting adjacent the groom successful accepted wedding attire covering her look with a agelong ghunghat (veil). The bride is said to beryllium the girl of Shankar Rai of Chakraja Ali village. The incidental is said to person occurred connected February 7 but, aft the video went viral, the section constabulary rescued the groom connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026).
In different video, Mr. Kumar was purportedly shown locked wrong a room, pleading for assistance aft being held captive for 24 hours. “During my captivity successful the country I someway negociate to grounds a video which, later, went viral connected societal media,” Mr. Kumar said successful his ailment to the police.
“Nitish Kumar’s household members were searching for him aft helium went missing connected February 7. After seeing the video, they informed the constabulary astir it and lodged the ailment astatine Patori constabulary presumption and the constabulary subsequently, rescued Mr. Kumar and handed him implicit to his family,” Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shahpur Patori, B.K. Medhavi, said.
However, the presumption incharge of the constabulary station, Anil Kumar, said, “No apprehension has been made yet successful the lawsuit arsenic the household members of the bride has claimed it was an arranged matrimony and the villagers, earlier, had attempted to mediate betwixt the 2 families but aft signaling the victim’s connection further enactment volition beryllium taken.”
Earlier, connected November 29, 2023, a authorities schoolhouse teacher, Gautam Kumar, was allegedly abducted from Maheya-Malpur colony successful Vaishali territory of the State and forcibly joined astatine gunpoint. A lawsuit was lodged astatine the section Patepur constabulary presumption of the district. Even aft being rescued, Mr. Gautam Kumar and his household members were acrophobic of becoming victims of unit from the bride’s family.
In Bihar, the amerciable forceful matrimony signifier known arsenic pakadwa vivah has existed for long, successful which eligible bachelors are abducted, sometimes astatine gunpoint, and forced into wedlock with a girl, often from a mediocre household that cannot spend the outgo of dowry. Though specified incidents are rarer now, cases proceed to aboveground occasionally from crossed the State. A important fig of specified cases spell unreported for fearfulness of unit and societal pressure. Districts specified arsenic Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Munger, Khagaria and Nawada are considered hotbeds of pakadwa vivah.
