{"id":51593,"date":"2018-02-16T12:25:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T06:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=51593"},"modified":"2018-02-16T12:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T06:55:37","slug":"complaint-lodged-woman-raped-pretext-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/complaint-lodged-woman-raped-pretext-marriage","title":{"rendered":"Complaint lodged by woman who was raped on pretext of marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"51597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/complaint-lodged-woman-raped-pretext-marriage\/women\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?fit=400%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,549\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"women\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?fit=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?fit=400%2C549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?resize=219%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?resize=73%2C100&amp;ssl=1 73w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/women.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a youth on pretext of marriage in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Shamli district here, police said today.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint lodged by the victim, on Feb 12 she was taken to a hotel by the accused where she was allegedly raped several times on pretext of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The girl has established contact with the accused through Facebook,&#8221; a police official said, adding that the accused later demanded Rs 5 Lakh from the victim for marrying her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a youth on pretext of marriage in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Shamli district here, police said today. 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