Andhra Pradesh: Saffron activists forcibly marry off couples celebrating Valentine's day

Rashmun wrote:This is barbaric.

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Saffron activists on Thursday forced young men and women who celebrated Valentine's Day to get "married" and held demonstrations in Andhra Pradesh.

They forced young men marry their beloved when couples were spotted together in public places at Hyderabad and other parts of the state.
At other places, Bajrang Dal, VHP and other saffron outfits held rallies condemning celebration of Valentine's Day.

These organisations had already announced that they would "counsel" boys and girls, if they are minors, and not hesitate to perform "marriages" if couples are majors.

Meanwhile, the authorities in Hyderabad on Thursday kept major parks here like Krishna Kant Park and others closed as a "precautionary measure".

The city police warned that they would take action against those who try to take law into their hands.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Hyderabad/Saffron-activists-forcibly-marry-off-couples-celebrating-Valentine-s-Day/Article1-1011852.aspx

Rashmun wrote:This is barbaric.

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Saffron activists on Thursday forced young men and women who celebrated Valentine's Day to get "married" and held demonstrations in Andhra Pradesh.

They forced young men marry their beloved when couples were spotted together in public places at Hyderabad and other parts of the state.
At other places, Bajrang Dal, VHP and other saffron outfits held rallies condemning celebration of Valentine's Day.

These organisations had already announced that they would "counsel" boys and girls, if they are minors, and not hesitate to perform "marriages" if couples are majors.

Meanwhile, the authorities in Hyderabad on Thursday kept major parks here like Krishna Kant Park and others closed as a "precautionary measure".

The city police warned that they would take action against those who try to take law into their hands.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Hyderabad/Saffron-activists-forcibly-marry-off-couples-celebrating-Valentine-s-Day/Article1-1011852.aspx

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:...... five couples made it a point to be
spotted by the activists. "In fact, facing opposition from their
parents, these couples exploited the situation well by making the
right-wing activists marry them off," said a police official.

Taken from:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/When-lovers-used-moral-police-to-get-married/articleshow/18507595.cms

Rashmun wrote:

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:...... five couples made it a point to be
spotted by the activists. "In fact, facing opposition from their
parents, these couples exploited the situation well by making the
right-wing activists marry them off," said a police official.

Taken from:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/When-lovers-used-moral-police-to-get-married/articleshow/18507595.cms

what about those couples who were dating but did not wish to get married but ended up getting married by these barbarians? Btw, a forced marriage is not a legal marriage.