Around half a dozen men held street demonstrations in Srinagar on Thursday against a woman from the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri district, whom they accuse of marrying multiple men and later decamping with their gold and money. The number of such victims is only growing with each passing day.
The J&K Police have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) under Section 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code in central Kashmir’s Budgam. “We received a complaint from a local resident that he was duped by the woman after they were married for a couple of months. Many men have now come forward with the same allegations. We are investigating the matter,” Gulam Mohiuddin, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Khan Sahib, Budgam, told The Hindu.
The police had to release the accused after she produced an anticipatory bail on Friday. However, a middleman from Budgam’s Khan Sahib area, who helped in arranging the marriage with the victim has been arrested. Police officials said the accused has not admitted to knowing any of the “grooms”.
