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Sexually violated, forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint: Indian woman

Uzma filed a plea with a court here against her husband Tahir Ali

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
A 20-year-old Indian woman, who approached the Indian High Commission with a request to repatriate her, on Monday told a court here that she was subjected to violence and sexual abuse after her forced marriage with a Pakistani citizen at gunpoint, marking a new turn in the case.

Uzma filed a plea with a court here against her husband Tahir Ali alleging that she was being harassed and intimidated by him. She also recorded her statement before a magistrate.

She told magistrate Haider Ali

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