The Bombay High court on Tuesday directed the state to provide protection to 19-year-old Priyanka Shete, after she told the court that her boyfriend and she were facing death threats from her family. The court has also directed the police to record Priyanka's statement and register a case accordingly.

The decision has come as a big relief to Priyanka and her boyfriend who have been living in fear. On May 2, Priyanka had filed a writ petition in the high court seeking protection from her family. Priyanka, a law student, had fallen in love with Viraj Awaghade, in Telgaon, Pune, while studying in Std XII.