In a very disturbing bit of news from Bihar's Katihar district a husband refused to accept his wife after she was allegedly raped and impregnated by her maternal uncle. The incident took place at a village under Falka police station. The 20-year-old victim has registered a complaint against her maternal uncle for raping and impregnating her. According to a report in Times of India, the victim is eight months' pregnant. The woman has also named four other family members in FIR including her maternal grandfather for thrashing her and throwing her out of the house.
The woman's grandfather got her married to a man in Purnea district. But the woman, whose parents are no more, was living at her maternal grandfather's place for over nine months. According to police, they went to the victim's maternal uncle's place, but he was not found there. Quoting the First Information Report (FIR), the SHO said the accused raped the girl for several months and threatened to kill her if she revealed the crime to anyone. According to the police officer, the woman said her husband refused to take her in saying she should stay with the person whose child she is carrying in her womb. The police officer also said that the girl's maternal uncle agreed to pay Rs 2 lakh for not approaching the police after a meeting in the village. Later, the man refused to pay the money saying he would better fight the case. Meanwhile, the girl's maternal grandfather asked police not to file a case saying they have already paid Rs 2 lakh to the victim's husband. The woman is currently residing at her maternal uncle's house.