Odisha Teen Sells Wife To 55-year-old Rajasthan Man To Buy Smartphone
In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old has been held by the Odisha Police on charges of selling his wife a month after their wedding to a 55-year-old man in Rajasthan where he had gone to work in a brick kiln.
Woman rescued "with great difficulty"
The woman, a 26-year-old, has been rescued by the police from the south-eastern Rajasthan district of Baran which borders Madhya Pradesh, with ¡°great difficulty¡± as local villagers refused to let the police team take her away, emphasising that they had paid for her.
"In August, the couple went to Rajasthan via Raipur and Jhansi. However a few days after his new job, the 17-year-old sold off his wife to a 55-year-old man from Baran district for Rs 1.8 lakh," police said. The two were married in July this year.
Teen splurged on dining, new phone
The teenager then splurged the money on dining and bought himself a smartphone. He later returned to his village and when his wife¡¯s family asked him about her, he claimed that she deserted him.
The girl's family was suspicious and lodged a complaint with the police. After interrogation, it was found that he had sold off his wife. A team was then sent from Balangir to Rajasthan to trace the woman. The 17-year-old was produced before a juvenile court on Friday and sent to a correctional home.
Similar case reported from Andhra
Earlier in 2018, a man sold off his wife and children for Rs 5 lakh at Koilakuntla in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, media reports had said.
Pasupuleti Maddileti was addicted to gambling and liquor and so, he decided to sell of his eldest daughter, a 17-year-old, to a relative for Rs 1.5 lakh on the condition that the latter would take the responsibility of marrying her off. An NDTV report said the man had a debt of Rs 15 lakh that he wanted to settle.
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