Srinagar, July 1 -- Refusing to quash an FIR in an alleged abduction case, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed police to complete investigation into the circumstances under which a 23-year-old Baramulla woman, who alleges she was forced into marriage with a local man on April 7, 2025, later allegedly married a Delhi resident on May 28, 2025, while her first marriage was still subsisting.

Holding that the rival claims regarding the two marriages and the woman's (name withheld) departure from her matrimonial home raise disputed questions of fact, the court said these can only be resolved through a proper police investigation.

It also directed that her statement be recorded at a place where she feels safe.

Justice M....