Couple thrashed by mob for travelling together, ‘forced’ to get married

In a case of moral policing, a mob waylaid an unmarried couple going on a motorcycle at Pukhurpur village in Rongjuli area of Assam on June 19 and assaulted them for travelling together.

The villagers later held a meeting and forced the two to get married. The incident went viral on social media following which two people have been remanded to judicial custody.

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