 In 2005 , Manoj and Babli began to show interest in each other . Manoj was two years older than Babli . All residents of their <unk> village belong to the same clan of Banwala , a Jat community , and marrying within the clan is considered incest . Chanderpati recalled , " We knew about Babli long before they decided to marry each other . She would call up often and I would <unk> to her about staying away from Manoj , fearing the fallout of such an alliance . They were , however , unconcerned and chatted for hours together . If I did walk into the room while they were talking , Manoj would quickly disconnect the phone and run off to avoid any questioning . " She continued , " I even went to Babli 's house and told her mother that Manoj and Babli were seeing each other . I asked her to dissuade Babli or quickly marry them before the word spread . " 
