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Hindustan Times
a day ago
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Priya Saroj in tears at engagement with Rinku Singh; Akhilesh Yadav,Jaya Bachchan, more SP leaders present
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and team India cricketer Rinku Singh got engaged with Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj on Sunday in a private ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow. The ceremony was kept private and intimate, but several politicians from the Samajwadi Party came to the venue to bless the couple as they started a new journey. The SP politicians who attended the wedding included party national president Akhilesh Yadav with his wife and MP Dimple Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP actor Jaya Bachchan, and senior leader Shiv Pal Yadav, among others. The ceremony took place in Lucknow's Hotel Centrum around noon on Sunday. Pandit Umesh Trivedi, who allegedly performed the engagement ceremony, told IANS that the rituals of Bariksha and Godh Bharai were planned for the event ahead of the ring ceremony. A video of the couple exchanging rings surfaced online, which showed Priya Saroj getting emotional at that moment. Before the ceremony, the Indian sportsman and politician visited the Chaudhera Wali Vichitra Devi Temple in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, to seek blessings. The couple will reportedly tie the knot in November this year. Rinku Singh, 26, hails from Aligarh and made headlines during IPL 2023 when he hit five consecutive sixes in a single over against Gujarat Titans, scripting a stunning win for Kolkata Knight Riders. Priya Saroj, the second youngest MP to be elected in 2024, won the Lok Sabha polls from Machhlishahr. SP MLA and father of Priya Saroj, Tufani Saroj, revealed the story behind how the couple met. "Today is the engagement ceremony, and we are gathered here for the same. We are very happy that Priya Saroj's engagement is taking place today. Rinku and Priya have known each other for some time. They were introduced through Priya's friend's father, who is a cricketer himself. With the blessings of both families, they have decided to get married,' he told the news agency ANI.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Cricketer Rinku Singh gets engaged to SP's Priya Saroj in private ceremony. First pics out
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketer Rinku Singh on Sunday got engaged with Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj during a private ceremony. The Indian sportsman and the politician visited the Chaudhera Wali Vichitra Devi Temple in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, to seek blessings, before their private ring ceremony in Lucknow. Also Read: TMC's Mahua Moitra shares video dancing with Pinaki Misra in wedding sneak peek The SP leader's uncle, Bhagwati Saroj said, as quoted by ANI, 'Today is a day of great pride and joy. The wedding is taking place with the consent of both families. It is a matter of great pride for us that an international wedding is taking place for the first time in my community...' The ceremony took place in Lucknow's Hotel Centrum around noon on Sunday. Pandit Umesh Trivedi, who allegedly performed the engagement ceremony, told IANS that the rituals of Bariksha and Godh Bharai were planned for the event ahead of the ring ceremony. Also Read: Kuldeep Yadav engaged to Vanshika; wedding likely in November, confirms coach Kapil Pandey Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Jaya Bachchan, MP Ram Gopal Yadav, BCCI Vice-President and Congress MP Rajeev Shukla were present among the 300 handpicked guests invited for the wedding. SP MLA and father of Priya Saroj, Tufani Saroj told ANI, "Today is the engagement ceremony, and we are gathered here for the same. We are very happy that Priya Saroj's engagement is taking place today." Also Read: Hina Khan thanks husband Rocky Jaiswal in emotional wedding video: 'I don't know what will happen tomorrow' He added, 'Rinku and Priya have known each other for some time. They were introduced through Priya's friend's father, who is a cricketer himself. With the blessings of both families, they have decided to get married'. 26-year-old Rinku Singh, hails from Aligarh and made headlines during IPL 2023 when he hit five consecutive sixes in a single over against Gujarat Titans, scripting a stunning win for Kolkata Knight Riders. Priya Saroj, the second youngest MP to be elected in 2024, won the Lok Sabha polls from Macchlishahr.
Hindustan Times
24-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bride's kin say ‘no' to wedding after brother substituted for physically challenged groom
LUCKNOW A pre-wedding ceremony was called off in a Rae Bareli village around a week ago after the bride refused to marry the groom's brother who was allegedly substituted for the physically challenged original groom. Two brothers of the bride were allegedly beaten up and held captive for hours by the groom's kin when they refused to go ahead with the 'tilak' ceremony, said police. The woman's elder brother, Rajan Tiwari, lodged a complaint with Jagatpur police station, accusing the groom, his brother and father of accepting ₹50,000 cash and other items worth ₹50,000 while fixing the marriage and snatching ₹2 lakh when further marriage proceedings were stopped. The complainant said he and his younger brother Rajesh Tiwari, who are daily wagers, had saved money for their sister's marriage and fixed it with one Janardan Prasad Tiwari's son Dheeraj Trivedi. He said Janardan introduced his other son, Purnendu Tiwari as Dheeraj, who is physically challenged. Arun Kumar, supervising officer of Jagatpur police station, said a dispute was reported during the 'tilak' ceremony in Sarai Baksh village on April 18 and the police received a complaint in this regard. 'As it was a matrimonial issue, efforts are on to settle the issue between the two sides amicably. An FIR will be registered after cross checking the facts mentioned in the complaint. The accused have been called for their version,' he said. 'We fixed our sister's marriage and went ahead with 'Bariksha' (pre-wedding ceremony symbolising acceptance of marriage from both sides) by giving ₹50,000, fruits, sweets and ornaments worth ₹50,000. We promised to give ₹2 lakh during 'tilak' ceremony, but the person who reached for the ceremony was not the groom,' said the complainant. 'When we asked about the 'changed groom', they felt offended and held us captive for several hours and beat us up. We were rescued when police reached the spot after my brother dialed 112 for help,' he added. Rajan Tiwari said the groom's side demanded ₹2 lakh as compensation for cancelling the marriage, claiming they spent the amount on the 'tilak' ceremony. 'They also snatched the bag containing ₹2 lakh, which we brought to hand them over while doing Bariksha,' he alleged. The complainant said neither the police registered any FIR, nor was the money returned.
