Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Machilipatnam Woman Protests Husband’s House Over Marriage Dispute
A woman named Jaya Lakshmi said she married Penku Phani Kumar on August 30.
She said they had been in a relationship before getting married.
The wedding reportedly took place at Durga Temple in Vijayawada.
After the wedding, she said they lived together in a rented house.
She alleged that Phani Kumar left after a few days.
She then went to his family home in Machilipatnam to ask him to accept her as his wife.
Police arrived after the protest caused tension in the area.
They spoke with her, registered a case and later sent her home.
Jaya Lakshmi protested outside her husband Penku Phani Kumar’s house in Machilipatnam.
She alleged that the couple married at Durga Temple in Vijayawada on August 30.
Jaya Lakshmi said they had been in a relationship before the marriage.
She alleged that Phani Kumar left their rented home after a few days and did not return.
Inagudurupet police registered a case and persuaded her to leave the location.
- Who
- Jaya Lakshmi and her alleged husband, Penku Phani Kumar, were involved; Inagudurupet police responded.
- What
- Jaya Lakshmi protested outside Phani Kumar’s house, alleging that he left her after their marriage and demanding that he accept her as his wife.
- When
- The reported marriage took place on August 30; the date of the protest was not specified.
- Where
- The protest took place outside Phani Kumar’s house in Machilipatnam; the reported wedding took place at Durga Temple in Vijayawada.
- Why
- Jaya Lakshmi said Phani Kumar left their rented home after a few days and did not return.
- Reported marriage date
- August 30
- Wedding location
- Durga Temple, Vijayawada
- Protest location
- Outside the husband’s house in Machilipatnam
- Woman’s allegation
- She said her husband left after their marriage and did not return.
- Demand
- She asked Phani Kumar to accept her as his wife.
- Police action
- Inagudurupet police spoke to her, registered a case and persuaded her to leave.