Woman calls off wedding after groom arrives drunk. He says 'friends spiked drink'
A bride in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district called off her wedding after the groom arrived at her residence in an intoxicated state. Nineteen-year-old Shashi was supposed to get married to Amit Rana on Sunday, May 18.'My sister refused to marry the groom after seeing the entire procession intoxicated,' the bride's brother said.The groom reached the bride's home on Sunday night with a wedding procession accompanied by a band and relatives. He was visibly drunk when he arrived. He alleged that his friends mixed alcohol with his cold drink without his knowledge.advertisement
Following the incident, the bride got furious and immediately refused to marry the groom. Attempts were made by both families to convince her, but she didn't budge.'I cannot marry a drunkard who can't even stay sober at his wedding,' the bride said.The bride's family claimed that the groom was not the only one under the influence of alcohol. They alleged that the entire wedding procession was intoxicated, thereby dismissing the claim that Amit had unknowingly consumed alcohol mixed with his drink.To resolve the matter, a panchayat was convened, during which the bride's family demanded reimbursement for the wedding expenses, but the groom's side refused to pay.With no agreement reached, both parties approached the police.After the bride gave her statement detailing the sequence of events, the police took the groom Amit and one of his relatives into custody, and the groom's family agreed to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation to the bride's family.advertisement
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