PRAYAGRAJ: A 22-year-old bride from a Pratapgarh hamlet walked out of the wedding ceremony after her would-be husband and his band of guests turned up drunk at the venue and tried to force her to groove to music onstage before exchange of vows. Sensing the insult, the bride’s family swiftly held the groom and ‘baraatis’ hostage and asked them to return dowry gifts even as cops arrived to mediate amidst a heightened drama in the district’s Tikri village late Saturday. The woman refused to budge even after the groom’s family called police, requesting them to mediate and solemnise the wedding.

Talking to TOI, station house officer, Mandhata, Shrawan Kumar Singh said, “A farmer from Tikri village had arranged his daughter’s marriage with a Ravendra Patel of Kutiliya Ahina village during the corona curfew. He had made necessary arrangements for the ceremony, but the groom and ‘baraatis’ arrived drunk. Initially, the bride’s family ignored their overtures, but the situation turned ugly when the groom pressed the bride to dance before the jaimala ceremony. When the bride refused, the groom created a ruckus. Irked by his behaviour, the bride walked out and her family members held the baraatis captive.”

Police were sent an SOS and they rushed to the wedding venue to resolve the issue. “The crisis ended when the groom’s family agreed to return cash and other gifts taken from the girl’s family when the marriage was fixed,” said the police officer.

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