India, Aug. 22 -- A 22-year-old man's nose was slashed on Thursday night for allegedly helping a married woman elope in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said, adding that the accused are currently absconding.

Bhura Ram, a resident of Sanawra, was taken to Barmer District Hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Jodhpur.

According to the police, a woman from Loharwa village, married for four months, was visiting her parents. "She reconnected with a friend, Bhura Ram, who allegedly helped her elope with a man on August 10. Her family lodged a missing person's complaint at the Sadar police station and accused Ram of aiding the elopement," an officer said.

The woman's brother, Hanuman Ram, along with four to five others, al...