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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Time of India
Caught on camera: Mumbai Groom Tears his fiance's ₹32,000 lehenga with knife after heated argument
A routine shopping trip in Kalyan, Maharashtra, took a sudden and shocking turn over the weekend. An incident that began as an attempt to return a bridal lehenga quickly turned into a scene of anger, destruction, and threats. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A video recording the tense moment has now gone viral online. India is a country where wedding attire often involves some important emotional and financial investment, and this episode is a quick and powerful reminder that tempers can quickly flare if anything goes haywire regarding it. What exactly happened The controversy began when the fiancée, Meghna Makhija, purchased a wedding lehenga worth ₹32,300 from a showroom in Kalyan. She decided it didn't suit her tastes and asked her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, to return it and request a refund. When the store refused a refund and only offered an exchange, tensions increased. This led to a series of shocking events that could have proved life-threatening. On July 19, Sayani entered the store carrying a knife. The video footage shows him confronting staff, slicing the lehenga into pieces, then lifting the blouse and tossing it onto the shredded outfit before storming off. He screamed threats, including: 'You'll be ripped apart like this, too. Give me my money back.' Social media reactions The intense scene was captured on CCTV and quickly circulated on social media. Users expressed horror and concern. One commented, 'The would-be bride should RUN away from this man, as far as she can without looking BACK..!!' Another wrote, 'Red flag.. wonder what would happen after marriage,' and a third warned, 'No matter what the situation, this much anger is not justified under any circumstances.' Tired of too many ads? go ad free now What do media reports say? According to a TOI report, the bride-to-be, Meghna Makhija, bought the lehenga on June 17. That very evening, she called the store to say she didn't like it and wanted to return it. The store told her that instead of a refund, they could give her a credit note, which she could use to buy something else from the shop within two months. A month later, Meghna visited the store again on a Saturday. A salesman informed her that they were running a stock clearance sale and asked her to come back the following month. Soon after, her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, came into the showroom and demanded a refund. When the shopkeeper refused, he pulled out a knife and tore the lehenga apart, according to a complaint filed by the manager of Nakshatra showroom. Other customers in the store were scared by the scene. The complaint also says that Sumit demanded Rs 3 lakh and threatened to leave a bad review about the store's service on Google. Sumit was arrested but was granted bail soon after. According to Suraj Singh Gaund, senior inspector at Bazarpeth police station where the complaint was filed, the man admitted that he acted in a moment of anger.
News18
21-07-2025
- News18
Angry Fiancé Shreds Rs 32,000 Lehenga To Pieces In Thane Store After Being Denied Refund
Sumit Sayani lost his temper when a bridal shop refused to give back money for a lehenga (wedding dress) that his fiancée did not want anymore and slashed the dress with a knife. A young man lost his temper when a bridal shop refused to give back money for a lehenga (wedding dress) that his fiancée did not want anymore. The outfit had cost Rs 32,300, and the store had said they would only give a credit note instead of returning the money. The lehenga was bought on June 17, but later that same day, the bride-to-be, Meghna Makhija, told the shop she had changed her mind and didn't want it anymore. The store manager told her that she could use the amount as store credit within two months, according to the Times of India. A month later, Meghna visited the shop again to see if she could exchange it, but a salesman told her that due to an ongoing stock clearance sale, she should return after some time. Soon after, her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, stormed into the store with a knife. He got into an argument with the staff and demanded for full refund of that lehenga. When they refused, he lost his temper and slashed the lehenga to pieces right in the store with the knife, saying, 'I'll tear you apart like this if you don't return my money". A young woman purchased a lehenga ghagra from a well-known showroom in Kalyan. Her friend demanded a refund, stating they did not want the lehenga ghagra and asked to buy different clothes instead. The shopkeeper refused to refund the money. Angered by the refusal, a young man… July 20, 2025 The act, which was caught on CCTV, shocked other shoppers, and the man also allegedly demanded Rs 3 lakh from the store and threatened to leave a bad Google review. The frightened shopkeeper lodged a complaint at the Bazarpeth police station. Police arrested Sumit, but he was quickly granted bail. He admitted to the incident and told officers he acted out of anger, according to Surajsingh Gaund, senior inspector at Bazarpeth police station. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
20-07-2025
- NDTV
"Will Cut You Up, Too": Man To Shopkeeper After Cutting Up Lehenga
Mumbai: A man, brandishing a knife, threatened a shopkeeper in Maharashtra that he would cut him up. Reason: a lehenga, which wasn't up to his soon-to-be bride's expectations. His fiance bought the lehenga for Rs 32,000 from a popular garment store in Kalyan, 57 km from Mumbai, a few days ago. However, she returned to the shop Saturday evening. This time, to return the stitched piece as it wasn't to her liking. The shopkeeper, however, refused to give a refund and asked her to buy another item for the same price. His refusal angered the woman's fiance, Sumit Sayani, so much that he pulled out a black knife from his pocket, ripped the blue lehenga, and even trampled on it. Mr Sayani then walked up to a counter and damaged the blouse that came with the lehenga, slashing it with the knife. He then threatened the shopkeeper: "I will cut you up like this, too. Give me back the money". The absurd incident was caught on CCTV installed in the shop. The shopkeeper was then seen picking up the torn lehenga from the floor, calmly walking away, while Mr Sayani was seen agitatedly pacing around the store. After a complaint, Sumit Sayani was arrested by Kalyan's Bazaarpeth Police.
