My question involves a marriage in the state of:India
I need to know if i am able to get an annulment for having a forced marriage and will i be in any trouble if i go to the police? Heres my problem.
In 2007,I made friends with this girl who i will call "S".S introduced to a few of my other friends.3months down the road,S told me and my other girlfriends she was getting married in India and wanted me and my girls to be there to witness her marriage as she was getting really close with us,telling us that shes got a big house and servants in India and everything wil be taken care of.so the girls and i talked it over and we said ok.so we went to india on May,2007.when we got there,we were greeted by some guys who took out luggages and we were in a different car.we were taken to a cheap hotel while S said she went to make arrangements for us in her village before we get there.while staying there i wanted to call my family informing them i was ok but the desk manager said the line wouldn't go thru.so 2 days goes by and i was getting frusterared,so me and the girls left the hotel and went to explore where we were and to see id we can find a phone around where we can allcall our families.we had no luck as the hotel was along a deserted road.S came back after 2days with 2 of her other friends and we all got in to a fight.which resulted in my bag being stolen which had all of our passports and money in it.It had a lock of course.and we being beaten up by S's friends who threatened us that if we wanted our passports back and to go back to canada,we have to do what they say.S got us all back into the hotel.we cried and yelled at the hotel manager for his help after being beaten up but they were all paid by S and her friends to make sure we don't make any calls or leave the hotel again and we were kept under supervision.
The next day 2 car full of families arrive,wanting to see me.I was taken into another room with that family and one of S friends where they spoke in punjabi.I couldn't understand a word as im not born or from India.After awhile I saw the older gentleman hand over a large bundle of indian cash over to one of S friends.after they left and we were all taken back to the room.3 days go by and S arrived with 2 other ladies and another big man.These ladies were getting me ready for my own mariage while the big man with a gun was watching my friend in another room.I was taken to a temple where i was married against my will.I was already threatened that if i tried to pull any stunts at the temple then i would be responsible for my friends deaths.Scared for my llife as well as there,I followed instructions.after temple marriage and reception,i was brought back to the guys house(fake husbands).I was held up in that house along with his family members as the villagers visited.No one spoke english and i was told to sit and stay quiet.as days goes by,his relatives had pictures of me and my so called husband together,making it look real for immigration purposes.I was then told i can call my family but if i said one word about this then i wouldn't be able to see the next day.
A month goes by,i was handed back my passport and taken back to the same hotel where the other girls were.I then found out that the girls were all married like i was and that S and her friends were all given money.S arrived with the last girl and threathen us all saying we are to go back to Canada where her other buddies were going to wait for us at the airport and that if we told the immigrations at any point,the wedding pictures will be given to our family and posted on websites that made us girls look like we got married for money..to save ourselves ad our family of humilination,we did excatly what they said.We got back to canada(BC).S's buddy got in touch with me,took me to a lawyer who had the sponsored papers ready,got my signature and told me to wait for further instructions.
In January,2008 I was told that i might be interview from the Indian embassy so i was to go to my so called in-laws uncles house.So i went.We waited the whole day and i never got any calls about the interview so i was let go from there.5 days after i was told that he(husband)failed the interview.After that i never got any phone calls from them.
During this whole process,I was never given any marrige certificate as the "mother inlaw" kept them both.
Til this day nothing was done,No appeal or any second interviews were done.
So thats how i got married against my will to a total stranger(hes 4years younger then me) whose got pictures and video of the marriage and is refusing to give me the marriage certificate so i can get a divorce atleast.I dont want to go to India as i am afraid they will hunt me down or do someting to me while im in canada through his cousins.
Its almost 3 years now and i want to get married the right way with a guy who i truely love but with what happend in India.Is that considered a bigamy if a got married in Canada?Can i get an annulment since this was a fake marriage?If i go to the police with this information, will i go to jail for keeping this hidden for almost 3years?Can anything be done to get me out of this mess? I'm scared for myself and my family and don't want to put them in any danger but to get this out of the way as quietly as possible.I don't mind telling the police about this as long as its kept anonymous.
Please advise as to what i should do.I know the divorce will take forever.I realy just want this marriage to be annulled asap so i can get married and move on with my life and forget that this ever took place.
PLEASE HELP!
Thank you.
P.S. just so u know,we never consumated the marriage as everything was fake and against my will..

