Police arrested Vasantbhai Rathwa from Simol village Tuesday afternoon after it got here to mild that he had allegedly wrongfully confined his daughter through the use of iron chain and locks to tie up her ft to a wood log inside their hut.

Naswadi police mentioned that the lady’s father and kinfolk had organized her marriage to an individual in Talsar village not removed from their very own village. She was married to this particular person a month in the past. The lady, nonetheless, refused to acknowledge the wedding as she was already in love with one other particular person and as a substitute stayed again at her father’s place. Instead of going to her husband’s place, a couple of days in the past, she managed to elope along with her lover.

“The lady’s kinfolk began looking for her and shortly discovered her out from a close-by village. She was introduced again however not let to exit. The lady’s mom is not any extra so her father determined to restrict her in such a approach that she doesn’t reach once more eloping along with her lover. So on Monday, her father locked her legs utilizing an iron chain in such a approach that she couldn’t transfer,” mentioned Naswadi PSI BD Shah.

The chain was then tied to a wood log inside a hut, stopping her from shifting, police mentioned. An area social employee got here to learn about her plight and known as up a 181 Abhayam ladies ladies helpline quantity on the identical day. An ambulance arrived at their place and rescued the lady from the confinement and took her for main therapy to an area hospital. The rescue group needed to face opposition from some villagers once they refused to let her go. Help was sought from native police in releasing the lady, police mentioned.

On Tuesday, police registered an FIR in opposition to the lady’s father and booked him underneath part 342 of the Indian penal Code (IPC) for wrongful confinement. Shah mentioned that the matter was additional being investigated.