On Camera, Odisha Couple Tied To Yoke Like Oxen, Made To Plough Field

Intent on punishing and humiliating a young couple for marrying against local societal norms, a mob in Odisha tied them to a yoke, like oxen, and made them plough a field. The disturbing incident was filmed and the video is now being widely shared on social media, triggering outrage. The young man and woman, who are from Kanjamajhira village in Rayagada district, had fallen in love recently and got married. Some villagers, however, were against their decision because the man is the son of the woman's paternal aunt. Such a marriage is considered taboo as per local customs. To punish the couple, a mob tied them to a wooden yoke and made them drag it across a field. The video shows two men beating both the man and the woman with a stick as they did so.