<p>Rewa: A Muslim man and his 21-year-old pregnant Hindu companion who had gone to a court in<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh"> Madhya Pradesh</a>'s Rewa district to get their marriage registered were assaulted allegedly by a group of lawyers, following which a case was registered against unidentified persons, a police official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Videos of Friday's incident, in which a police official can be seen taking the couple to safety, went viral on social media.</p>.Dancer gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district; six held.<p>The woman said she had got married to Rajib Khan as per Islamic rituals on June 28, 2023 and was three months pregnant.</p>.<p>"On Friday, a mob pushed me to the ground twice on the court premises. The town police inspector saved our life by taking us to safety in his four-wheeler. I don't know why these people are attacking us when my parents have no objection to our marriage," she said.</p>.<p>The woman said she came in contact with Khan in 2021 after he mistakenly dialled her number and the two started communicating.</p>.<p>"We are from different villages under the jurisdiction of the same police station," she added.</p>.<p>Khan said he and his wife had come to the court complex as their lawyer wanted them to sign some papers to get their marriage registered.</p>.<p>"I was beaten up by a group of lawyers inside my lawyer's chamber. I sustained wounds and have taken a painkiller. The group abused us and cursed my wife, saying she should die. Advocate Sharda Singh, a lady lawyer and some friends saved us," Khan said.</p>.<p>The couple was taken to the police station after these lawyers alerted local officials about the incident and sought safety for Khan and his companion.</p>.<p>Acting Inspector General of Rewa Zone Saket Pandey told PTI a case was registered against unidentified persons on Khan's complaint.</p>.<p>Civil Lines station house officer (SHO) Kamlesh Sahu said the accused have been booked for assault, abuse and issuing threats.</p>.<p>The complaint was registered after police received injured Khan's medico-legal certificate from hospital, Sahu added. </p>
<p>Rewa: A Muslim man and his 21-year-old pregnant Hindu companion who had gone to a court in<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh"> Madhya Pradesh</a>'s Rewa district to get their marriage registered were assaulted allegedly by a group of lawyers, following which a case was registered against unidentified persons, a police official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Videos of Friday's incident, in which a police official can be seen taking the couple to safety, went viral on social media.</p>.Dancer gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district; six held.<p>The woman said she had got married to Rajib Khan as per Islamic rituals on June 28, 2023 and was three months pregnant.</p>.<p>"On Friday, a mob pushed me to the ground twice on the court premises. The town police inspector saved our life by taking us to safety in his four-wheeler. I don't know why these people are attacking us when my parents have no objection to our marriage," she said.</p>.<p>The woman said she came in contact with Khan in 2021 after he mistakenly dialled her number and the two started communicating.</p>.<p>"We are from different villages under the jurisdiction of the same police station," she added.</p>.<p>Khan said he and his wife had come to the court complex as their lawyer wanted them to sign some papers to get their marriage registered.</p>.<p>"I was beaten up by a group of lawyers inside my lawyer's chamber. I sustained wounds and have taken a painkiller. The group abused us and cursed my wife, saying she should die. Advocate Sharda Singh, a lady lawyer and some friends saved us," Khan said.</p>.<p>The couple was taken to the police station after these lawyers alerted local officials about the incident and sought safety for Khan and his companion.</p>.<p>Acting Inspector General of Rewa Zone Saket Pandey told PTI a case was registered against unidentified persons on Khan's complaint.</p>.<p>Civil Lines station house officer (SHO) Kamlesh Sahu said the accused have been booked for assault, abuse and issuing threats.</p>.<p>The complaint was registered after police received injured Khan's medico-legal certificate from hospital, Sahu added. </p>