In a disturbing case of forced marriage, police in Maharashtra's Thane district have booked 12 individuals, seven of whom have been identified, for allegedly kidnapping an 18-year-old girl and coercing her into marriage.

According to the teenager’s complaint, she was first taken to Navsari in Gujarat under the false pretext of a temple visit. The situation took a darker turn when she was subsequently transported to a relative's house in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.