Believe it or not, in India volunteers have set-up a helpline to rescue couples whose lives are in danger because they want to marry across caste lines.
The Love Commandos' phones ring night and day. What started as a group of like-minded friends protecting couples trying to celebrate Valentine's Day is rapidly becoming a national movement, with 2,000 volunteers across the country and more coming forward every day.
The Love Commandos rely on individual donations of 100 rupees (£1.40) a year from their volunteers to keep going. "We need places where the khap panchayats can't come and kill us," says Sachdev. "We are appealing to everyone who appreciates love to help us. We are branded people. We have had death threats and our effigies burned."
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