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In a shocking instance of mob justice, a young couple from Kanjamajhira village in Rayagada district was subjected to a humiliating punishment for marrying against local societal norms. The incident, captured in a disturbing video that has now gone viral, has triggered widespread outrage.

According to reports, the young man and woman had fallen in love and recently got married. However, the relationship did not go well with villagers since the groom is reportedly related to the bride as her paternal aunt's son, a union considered taboo by local customs.

As punishment, the couple was tied to a wooden yoke resembling that used by...