Two newly wed couples seek help of women’s bodies

Visakhapatnam: In separate incidents, two newly married couples met the women organisations seeking protection. In one incident, a software engineer M Santosh Babu, belonging to fishermen community and Bala Sangeetha from Kapu community fell in love. Bala Sangeetha is granddaughter of Endowments Minister P Manikyala Rao’s brother.

However, as Bala Sangeetha’s parents did not accept their love and imposed restrictions, she called on Santhosh and informed about the problem. 
Later, they got married at a temple on November 19, 2017 and informed their parents.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Bala Sangeetha said that after their marriage, her parents forcibly took her to their home at Tadepalligudem and confined her to the house for about a month. Terming her love marriage as big insult, they tortured her, she alleged. However, she escaped from the house on February 25 and went to Bengaluru and met Santhosh.

Later they arrived in Visakhapatnam and met the women organisations seeking protection and support. With the support of women organisations, they also registered their marriage.

Meanwhile, Sangeetha’s parents lodged a missing case at Tadepalligudem police station. Based on the complaint, four policemen from Tadepalligudem reached the city and inquired about the marriage registration and witnesses details.

After securing witnesses address, the police reportedly warned them of dire consequences. Finally, as Santosh belongs to a fishermen community, the leaders of their community advised the duo to approach women organisations.

Mahila Chetana leader K Padma said that being a married couple and majors, they met the police seeking protection. With the senior officials’ direction, the Tadepalligudem police took a photograph and written statement in front of the women organisation members, Padma said.

In another incident, newly married Chandaka Satya and SK Bhasha also met the women organisations seeking protection from Satya’s parents.  Satya and Bhasha, both belong to Anandapuram and fell in love.

As the parents rejected their love in the name of inter-caste and religion, they fled away and got married at Annavaram on February 7. After identifying them, Satya’s parents threatened Bhasha and took her away and later shifted her to Srikakulam. On February 26, she rang up Bhasha and asked him to pick her up at Vizianagaram.

Following the call, the girl’s parents attacked family members of Bhasha and terrified them. However, with the help of Mahila Chethana organisation, they again got married at Simhachalam and registered their marriage. The women organisations, assured the couple of protection after speaking to the police.