Woman Abducted, Tied to Tree, 'Assaulted' After Rejecting Marriage Proposal in UP The recent incident in Lucknow, where a 24 year old woman was abducted, tied to a tree, and allegedly assaulted after rejecting a marriage proposal, has sent shockwaves across the country.
The brutality of the crime is matched only by its frequency – an all too familiar pattern that reveals the darker side of India's matrimony market.
In a society where arranged marriages are increasingly viewed as an outdated institution, coercive 'love jihad' cases have become more common.