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UP: Two Gorakhpur women connect on Instagram, marry each other leaving abusive alcoholic husbands
The women said that they were planning to rent a room in Gorakhpur and begin their new life as a married couple.
In a bold move against domestic abuse, two women in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur left their abusive alcoholic husbands and married each other.
Kavita and Gunja (also known as Bablu), left their homes and chose to marry each other. Their wedding took place on Thursday at the Shiva Temple, also known as Choti Kashi, in Deoria, where they vowed to start a new life together, free from violence and pain, news agency PTI reported.
According to Kavita and Gunja, their decision to marry each other stemmed from their shared experiences of humiliation and harassment at the hands of their abusive spouses.
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They told the media that after enduring years of abuse, they found comfort in each other's company after connecting on the social media platform Instagram.
"We were tormented by our husbands' drinking and abusive behaviour. This pushed us to choose a life of peace and love. We have decided to live in Gorakhpur as a couple and work to sustain ourselves," Gunja said.
Couple to rent a room in Gorakhpur, start new life
Gunja, who took the role of the groom in their marriage, performed the rituals by applying sindoor (vermillion) to Kavita's forehead, exchanging garlands, and completing the seven pheras.
The couple said that they were planning to rent a room in Gorakhpur and begin their new life as a married couple.
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Temple priest Uma Shankar Pandey, who witnessed the ceremony, said the women purchased garlands and sindoor, performed rituals, and quietly left.
In a separate incident, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareili allegedly strangulated her alcoholic husband to death and then informed police to avoid suspicion, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in September last year.
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The woman, identified as Bimla Devi, was arrested after the deceased, Narsingh Yadav's first wife, Pushpa Devi, complained to police against her.
Confessing to the crime, Bimla alleged that Narsingh was a habitual drinker and had been assaulting her for the last eight years after getting drunk. She said that she took the step because she was angry at her husband for selling a pair of anklets gifted to her by her parents.
