A “Borat”-style bride kidnapping was caught on tape in his home
country of Kazakhstan — where taking a woman to be your lawfully wedded
hostage is a very real and widely accepted custom.
The Disturbing video footage titled “Stealing the Bride” shows a girl in
the central Akmola region screaming and crying as she is dragged to the
home of her future husband, Central European News reports.
The scene has all the makings of a traditional marriage ceremony
— Kazakh music, a special bridal carpet and loads of confetti being
thrown in celebration. But instead of a blushing bride-to-be enjoying her big day, the
shocking video shows a frightened girl being seized from her home and
forced into marrying someone against her will.
Forcibly seizing a woman and marrying her is very common in Kazakhstan, according to CEN.
Due to the latest video going viral and the fact that over 60 percent
of adults and 74 percent of teenagers had either been victims or knew
people who were, authorities are now looking to make bride-kidnapping
illegal in the country.
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