Bride raped by tantrik, brother-in-law to 'save' husband from ill omen

Lucknow: A newly married woman was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law and a tantrik on her wedding night, to ward off an evil eye cast on the husband and protect him from death.

The in-laws, on the advice of the tantrik agreed to the alleged rape, says the victim who confronted them the morning after.

The victim, a resident of Lisari gate area, was married to a cloth trader of Pilakhwa in Hapur district. On September 15, after the wedding ceremony, she was offered a drink laden with sedatives, reported the Hindustan Times.

On the wedding night, instead of the husband, the tantrik and the brother-in-law entered the room and raped the victim.

After regaining consciousness next morning, the victim confronted her in-laws who reportedly said her that the act was conducted on the advice of the tantrik.

The tantrik had further said that spending the wedding night with the bride would have led to the husband's death.

Nearly a week after the incident, the victim and her family registered a complaint at the Lisari gate police station in Meerut.

The tantrik and the brother-in-law have been charged with rape.