After Sonika Chauhan revealed her 9-year relationship and 3-year court marriage with Akbar, a planned and coordinated mob vandalized Akbar’s shop in front of police officers, who failed to intervene. Sonika’s parents reportedly physically assaulted both her and Akbar, and police were unable to contain the situation, forcing the couple to flee. Despite Sonika’s statement that she left home of her own free will after a family dispute, police arrested Akbar for allegedly disturbing the peace. They also arrested his two sisters and booked him for kidnapping, following a complaint by Sonika’s father—even though the couple affirmed they were legally married.