Woman accuses father of shackling her in chains

Meerut | Friday | 13th July, 2018

Summary:

The young woman approached police on Thursday night and alleged that her father had locked her up in a room after shackling her legs and hands with a chain. Bareilly: A young woman who dared to refuse to marry a man of her father’s choice allegedly ended up shackled in chains and confined in a room at her house. She managed to escape and went straight to the local police station, seeking protection.The incident happened at a village in Meerganj tehsil, 30 km from here. She remained in this condition for three days till she got an opportunity to escape from her house and head for the nearest police station. When her family got wind of it, they barred her from going outside..