Aurangabad (Bihar): In a stark reminder
about the condition of women in rural areas, a man from
Aurangabad district has sold his young wife for a sum of Rs
40,000 after taking her to Mumbai.
Irfan Mian, a daily wage earner took 22-year-old wife
Rehana to Mumbai on the pretext of a job and deserted her at a
house promising to return soon, according to an FIR lodged
with the police.
Later, the owner of the house informed Rehana that he
had purchased her from Irfan for a sum of Rs 40,000 and she
should follow his orders.
Rehana, however, managed to call up her parents'
family who got her rescued some days back after returning the
amount, the FIR, lodged against Irfan and three of his family
at Aurangabad Town police station by Rehana's family, said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police D P Singh said Irfan
and his family members, named in the FIR, were absconding.
PTI
First Published: Friday, March 19, 2010, 17:34