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TIL Pakaruah shaadi is a phenomenon in parts of India where eligible bachelors are abducted by the bride's family and forcibly married. Over the years, organised criminals have become part of the practice, as they carry out abductions for a fee and guarantee post-marriage compliance by the groom.

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