Won’t accept bride forced on me: Bihar man

PATNA: A 23-year-old schoolteacher in Bihar, who was abducted and forcibly married at gunpoint, Saturday refused to accept his ‘bride’, saying the wedding was solemnized against his wishes. He also alleged that he was treated shabbily and even assaulted in captivity.
Gautam Kumar was rescued by police on Thursday. He had joined as a teacher in a middle school at Repura in Vaishali district just 12 days before he was abducted from the school premises on Wednesday.
Narrating his ordeal in captivity, Gautam said: “I was assaulted. I still feel pain in my throat. They even drove the car on my feet during my kidnapping.” He also accused the bride’s family members of tarnishing his image by making his ‘wedding’ photograph viral on social media. “I am ready to face whatever happens to me, but I don’t want to keep her,” Gautam said.Giving details of the sequence of evens, Gautam said he was in the classroom when two persons came and enquired about the school headmaster.