24 years old girl abandon after completing formalities for marriage

 Girl vows to fight until justice is delivered

By Reena Nongmaithem
A 24 years old lady, who was elope by her boyfriend, and had completed all traditional formalities for marriages has been reportedly abandon by her boyfriend by an indecent breakup proposal. The lady is now in a state of trauma and mental disturbances, as conservative Manipuri society often make a laughing stock of her. The incident is not less than raping of a virgin lady.
Reports on crime against women associated with deception, fraud, cheat, abandonment, rape, domestic violence have now become a regular news item in our breakfast table almost every day.
It is known to everyone, the kind of mental trauma when someone who had completed formalities for getting married with her without any reason. Such incidents are many but not every girl are bold enough to stand up for their rights. But the story of this 24 year old girl from Khurai Assembly constituency is different. She came forward to get justice. But for reason to protect the right of this courageous girl, Imphal Times takes the privilege of concealing her identity.
The young but courageous lady while speaking to this reporter said that she will fight until justice has been delivered to her.
“Does patriarchy means a man has the right to follow after a woman, approach her, pressurize her till she says yes to him and again left her when the time comes to take responsibility of her prestige and life”, questioned the young lady, who was abandoned after being eloped.
She was in a relationship with the man from the same constituency area since 2013 and she alleged that she was eloped forcefully by Thounaojam Bidyabhusan of Top Khongnangkhong   in August this year, said the young lady. She was forced by him because she was about to leave him when she came to know that the man was having an affair with another women, she added.
“Even if I was angry before, later I somehow adapted with his family member on the way they treated me. As social custom, his parents and relatives brought me home to hand over me to my parents and they assured to visit again soon to fix the marriage date”, narrated the young lady.
“As per the fixed schedule, my father with local elders waited for them but never came up, and at last we were informed that the man’s father got BP stroke so had to rush to hospital. Then after some days through my father’s relatives, we were informed that, the man and his family cannot take me as their daughter-in-law,” narrated with a teary eyes.
“We filed a case at Nupi Samaj, Konung Mamang, but with their strong background and money power, they won the case. Within the month of September itself the man eloped another women and arranging for marriage and I, tried to suicide and poisoned myself but did not die”, asked herself the reason for her life.
She strongly wish if somebody, who are polishing the society look again her case and award him at least a degree of punishment.