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Sanjoy Sachdev, founder of the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. The group was formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. Sachdev and his army of 2,000 volunteers operate a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. He is pictured answering a call to the hotline in the headquarters of the operation, a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Aarti, 19, and Sanjay, 21. They were rescued by the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. The couple's families lived across the street from each other in Agra. They would talk to each other across the rooftops every evening. But Aarti's mother disapproved of the match, because Sanjay comes from a lower caste. She tried to sell her daughter off three times before Sanjay called the Love Commandos for help. They helped the couple reach Delhi and are keeping them in a safehouse to protect them from Aarti's family. They are pictured through the air vent in the bedroom. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Sunil and Geeta at their wedding in Delhi. The man with the cloth on his head is Sonu Rangi, operational commander of the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. Sunil and Geeta had been barred from marrying and eloped together to Delhi where he Love Commandos arranged for them to be married at the Arya Samaj Mandir, a temple which carries out love marriages. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Wedding document for Sandeep and Kavita. They were rescued by the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. They had been barred from marrying by the local kap panchayat (village caste council) and threatened. Volunteers from the Love Commandos smuggled pepper spray in to Kavita in the house where she was being held and she managed to escape. They were driven to a temple where a marriage ceremony was carried out. Their families were informed about the marriage through official telegrams. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Sandeep and Kavita. They were rescued by the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. They had been barred from marrying by the local kap panchayat (village caste council) and threatened. Volunteers from the Love Commandos smuggled pepper spray in to Kavita in the house where she was being held and she managed to escape. They were driven to a temple where a marriage ceremony was carried out. Their families were informed about the marriage through official telegrams. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Marriage certificate for Sandeep and Kavita. They were rescued by the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. They had been barred from marrying by the local kap panchayat (village caste council) and threatened. Volunteers from the Love Commandos smuggled pepper spray in to Kavita in the house where she was being held and she managed to escape. They were driven to a temple where a marriage ceremony was carried out. Their families were informed about the marriage through official telegrams. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
Pepper spray used by the Love Commandos, a volunteer force rescuing young lovers from families and village councils who are determined to keep them apart. The Love Commandos were formed in response to a wave of honour killings in India in the summer of 2010. many of those they help have been barred from marriage because they come from different castes. The army of 2,000 volunteers operates a 24 hour hotline offering legal advice and, where necessary, physical intervention to keep the couples together. The headquarters of the operation is a small house in the backstreets of old Delhi.
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