Woman from Assam lured with job offer, sold and forced into marriage in Jind
Updated: Jul 20 2023 12:50AM
Jind (Haryana), Jul 19 (PTI) A case has been registered against three people here for allegedly deceiving a 22-year-old woman from Assam's Dibrugarh and forcing her into marriage after luring her with the promise of a job in the city, police said on Wednesday.
In her complaint to police, the woman alleged that she was acquainted with another woman from Dibrugarh district called Laxmi, who was married to Jind resident Baljeet, they said.
According to the complainant, Laxmi brought her to Jind under the pretext of finding her a job and later, "sold" her to Kavita, the wife of Harinivas from Shivalik Colony, for Rs 25,000
