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Horrific video footage shows a young couple being completely humiliated as they were stripped naked and physically assaulted by 18 tribal villagers in India for secretly marrying.

The appalling scenes were filmed in Shambhupura village in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, after the local Kangaroo Court, ordered the lovers' humiliation because they married without their family's consent.

Couple Kachru, 21, and Monica, 19, were in a secret relationship for two years before they finally decided to get married and then flee to Gujarat.

But the couple were hunted down and ordered back to their village after Monica's parents allegedly found out about the relationship and they were reported to the village head.

Shambhupura is mainly a tribal village and most villagers belong to the Bhil community.

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The girl’s family had allegedly already sold her for Rs 75,000 (£905) and was paid Rs 5,000 (£60) in advance for her to marry another boy in a neighbouring village.

As a warning to others and to teach the couple a lesson the village Panchayant, which is the Kangaroo Court, ordered them to be stripped and paraded naked in the village's centre.

In the humiliating clip a aggressive man is seen grabbing the young woman, who is sat completely naked on the floor.

Officer Ravinder Kumar Singh, the station house officer at Kalinjra Police Station, said the woman's parents were forcing her to marry someone else.

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He said: "When Monica told her parents about her relationship she was being forced by her parents to marry another boy. The couple tried to flee to Gujarat to escape the wrath of their families.

"But their relatives caught them and brought them back to the village after which this incident happened."

Officer Singh said the police got to know about the shocking incident two days after it took place on Sunday April 16.

He added: "We’re investigating the case and 18 people have been arrested so far. And they include family members of the couple, members of the panchayat and other villagers.

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"We are also searching for the person who made the video and posted it online."

The 18 people arrested have had cases registered against them under attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy of the Indian Penal Code.



Officer Singh said Kachru sustained serious injuries during the attack and has been admitted in the local government hospital for treatment.



Police have provided Monica with police protection and she is currently being kept in a safe house in India .