Pune, March 9 -- Beed police have uncovered an alleged forced-marriage trafficking racket operating from Pune after a 21-year-old woman attempted suicide following repeated exploitation. Four people from Pune have been booked in connection with the case. The incident came to light on March 6 in Kanadi Budruk village in Beed district when the 21-year-old woman, a resident of Latur district, allegedly attempted suicide by consuming a chemical. Police said the victim was frustrated and harassed by middle agents who forced her into three marriages within a month and were preparing to arrange another one. Based on the complaint filed by the victim at Ashti police station on Saturday, police booked Mahananda from Hadapsar in Pune (full name not known), her husband, Balika (full name not known) from Tuljapur in Dharashiv district, and her husband. According to the preliminary investigation by the cops, Mahananda was working as an agent. In her statement recorded on March 6 while undergoing treatment at a hospital, the woman said she is a resident of Latur and was married to Tejash Dhukre Khelbude in Beed. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. However, following marital disputes, she returned to her parental home. The victim told police that her neighbour from Latur, a woman named Sangeeta (full name not known), informed her about an agent named Mahananda in Pune who could help arrange a marriage proposal. About a month ago, Sangeeta and the victim travelled to Pune and met Mahananda at her residence in Hadapsar. According to the victim's statement reviewed by Hindustan Times, Mahananda took Rs.5 lakh from Amar Kalbhor from Katraj and forced the victim to marry him. Four days later, Mahananda allegedly forced the victim to marry another man from Kurkumbh in Pune district after taking Rs.4.5 lakh from him. On March 1, Mahananda and her husband took the victim to Kanadi Budruk. Balika and her husband were also present. Shrikrushna Shinde, police sub-inspector at Ashti police station, who is investigating the case, said, "Within one month, Mahananda and her husband from Hadapsar arranged two marriages for the victim. With the help of Balika and her husband from Tuljapur, they arranged the third marriage. All of them took money from these marriages and ruined her life." On March 6, Mahananda's husband called the victim and informed her that another "good match" had come and that they would arrange yet another marriage. Under pressure and frustration, the victim allegedly consumed a poisonous chemical on March 7 in a suicide attempt. She was rushed to a private hospital in Mirajgaon in Beed district and is currently under observation. Speaking to HT, Beed superintendent of police Navneet Kanwat said, "We are investigating the case, as of now no arrest has been made."...