Some marriages are made in hell.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BENGALURU: An Indian bride in Uttar Pradesh took a very bold decision by calling off her marriage citing moral grounds after she found her would be father-in-law kissing her cousin on the wedding stage.
The incident happened in Farrukhabad district of Kanpur. The marriage of Parmeshwari Dayal’s daughter Ruchi was fixed with Rajesh, son of Baburam who hails from Nehru Nagar of Jaithara in Etah.
On the day of the wedding, Ruchi’s cousin, who came from a distant village, was with her during the ‘jaimala’ ceremony and later on the stage where the wedding was to take place. The groom’s father, Baburam, allegedly kissed Ruchi’s cousin on the stage in the presence of her family members who felt his act inappropriate and offending.
Enraged by the act of Baburam, Ruchi refused to marry Rajesh and ordered band, baaja and baraat to leave. Realizing the consequence of his bizarre act, Rajesh’s father publically apologized to the girl and her family. But it was to no avail.
Ruchi refused to relent to the request of Baburam, following which Rajesh’s mother rushed from Etah to try to pacify her but, that also fell on deaf ears as Ruchi cited moral reasons.
The bridegroom and his father were locked up in a room by the girl’s family and police were informed. Talking over the phone to The Times of India, the girl’s cousin Brijesh Kumar said the bridegroom and his family were allowed to return only after they agreed to return all gifts and reimburse the amount spent on the wedding that amounts to Rs. 27,900.
The police later confirmed that the groom’s family returned all gifts and repaid the money spent by the bride’s family towards the wedding. SHO Kotwali RP Yadav said, “Though police assistance was sought, the matter was resolved mutually by both the sides.â€