Pregnant woman burnt to death by family over inter-caste marriage, husband battles for life

Pune | Monday | 6th May, 2019

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Ever since the marriage, Rukmini’s family member’s had been threatening to harm the couple, saying they were against the inter-caste marriage,” Bothre said. We want Rukmini’s family members to be given maximum punishment as per the law,” he said. AdvertisingThe S-I added that the wedding was held at Alandi in Pune due to the opposition of the woman’s family. When Mangesh went to Rukmini’s father’s house, he said, the woman’s family members allegedly refused to let her go. The two fell in love and got married around Diwali last year, despite strong opposition from the members of woman’s family,” Bothre said..