: Under social and family pressure, the couple was reportedly forced to marry at a police station, though they later separated.
The refers to a pioneering 2001 sex scandal in India involving the leak of a private home video made by a couple who were engineering students . The incident is often cited as a landmark case in the history of Indian cyber law and internet culture because it was one of the first times such a private video went viral nationwide, earning a "cult status" in discussions of voyeurism and digital privacy. Background of the Incident
The judge cited “lack of conclusive evidence,” “broken chain of custody,” and “hostile witnesses.” Siyad walked out of the courtroom a free man. Mallige’s parents collapsed.
After a marathon trial lasting over a decade, the verdict came in .