"They took me, beat me, and locked me up." A Samarkand resident reported being forced into a marriage and experiencing domestic violence.

"Kidnapped, beaten, and locked up." A Samarkand resident claims she was forced into marriage and subjected to domestic violence.

A Samarkand resident fled her husband to Tashkent, claiming she was forced into marriage and suffered physical, psychological, and sexual abuse before and after the wedding. She is currently trying to find a place to live in the capital, but remains without documents or permanent housing.

This story became public after the Nemolchi.uz project, which was first contacted by a friend of the girl's, and then by the victim herself. According to the published correspondence, the girl initially opposed the marriage to a man she barely knew, but her parents insisted on the wedding, arguing that it was "time for her to leave." When she tried to resist, her relatives, according to her, forcibly took her away, beat her, and locked her up.

After this, the girl attempted suicide and was hospitalized in Samarkand. The victim claims that her medical records did not document any evidence of pressure or violence. She suspects that her relatives may have used their connections to conceal the true reasons for her hospitalization.

After the wedding, the situation remained unchanged: the woman reported systematic psychological, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband, who knew she was married against her will.

She currently works in Tashkent but remains without permanent housing or documents. An attempt to contact the specialized hotline 1146 yielded no immediate results: the woman was told that due to the holidays, her application could be processed later.

The project also reported that after the story's publication, the woman should be placed in a rehabilitation center, and law enforcement agencies intend to investigate her case. However, at the time of publication, no official comments were provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the prosecutor's office, medical institutions, or other government agencies regarding the circumstances of this story.

As a reminder, a criminal case was previously opened in Tashkent against a Greco-Roman wrestling coach, whom his wife accused of systematic domestic violence. The woman was issued a restraining order and a forensic examination was ordered.