Woman’s relatives attack husband, take her away as police watch helplessly in Medak

A man was allegedly assaulted by his wife’s relatives on NH-44 at Kallakal after they intercepted a police vehicle escorting the couple to safety. The attackers forcibly took away the woman, even as police personnel allegedly failed to intervene.

Medak: The kin of a woman allegedly beat up her lover while police watched helplessly at Kallakal under Manoharabad police station limits on Wednesday.

According to the victim’s kin, Sainath, a native of Konaipally in Manoharabad mandal, currently residing in Medchal, fell in love with a woman from Kothur of Mulug mandal in Siddipet district. After the couple married against the wishes of the woman’s elders, they approached the Manoharabad police on Wednesday.

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Later, the police escorted the couple to Medchal in a police vehicle. However, the woman’s kin intercepted the vehicle on NH-44 at Kallakal, dragged Sainath out of the car and attacked him indiscriminately, allegedly while the police remained mute spectators. They later forcibly took away the woman in their car.

The incident left Sainath and his family in shock. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment. The police registered a case and an investigation was under way.