Batala (Punjab): A 'marriage' between two girls near this Punjab town went terribly wrong on Thursday with the 'boy' in the relationship slitting her wrists in an attempted suicide bid, but ending up being booked by the police.
The 'drama' of this lesbian marriage — the second one to be highlighted in Punjab — unfolded on Thursday in the court of the sub-divisional magistrate when Rajwinder Kaur — the 'girl' in the marriage — gave a statement that she no longer wanted to live with the 'boy', Baljit Kaur.
Rajwinder and Baljit, belonging to Hassanpur Khurd and Hassanpur Kalan villages respectively, had run away from their homes last month and had secretly married on June 3. They disclosed their marriage on June 13 and started living together in Patiala.
Pressure started to build on both the girls to separate, especially from the family of Rajwinder. Rajwinder's family brought her back from Patiala and produced her before the SDM after lodging a complaint against Baljit for cheating her.
After Rajwinder recorded her statement, Baljit got hysterical and ran outside the courtroom and slit her wrists to protest the separation. Alert policemen in the court complex caught hold of Baljit and gave her first aid.
She was rushed to a nearby government hospital for treatment. Baljit was later booked by the Batala police for attempted suicide. District police chief R Dhoke said Baljit was recovering from her suicide bid and had been booked.
The SDM had earlier asked the families of the two girls to take them back to their respective homes. Baljit said Rajwinder had been forced to give statements against her under pressure from her family. "We are totally in love," she screamed.
Rajwinder's family members alleged that Baljit, who used to dress like men, had hoodwinked their daughter into this 'unholy' alliance by promising to take her to Canada. "She was cheated to get into this relationship by the promise of going to Canada," Rajwinder's father Bir Singh said.
Police officials said they were investigating all angles of this 'unique' case. Another lesbian marriage between two girls in Amritsar city, 60 km from here, had ended earlier this year after two-and-a-half years of the marriage.
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