A bridegroom ready to register his marriage in a courtroom in Uttar Pradesh was in for a shock when he discovered that his bride-to-be was a thief, who escaped with jewelry value Rs 3.5 lakh that was gifted to her by his household.
The incident occurred on Monday, when Neeraj Gupta, a resident of Nawabganj within the Hardoi district’s Sandi, was getting ready to get married to a lady launched to him by an area ‘baba’.
Neeraj stated the native baba, named Pramod, introduced a wedding proposal and launched him to a lady from Shahabad in the identical district. Neeraj confirmed curiosity within the proposal and started speaking to the girl over the telephone. After talking to her for a month, he agreed to get married to her and knowledgeable the ‘baba’ about his resolution.
On the day of the marriage, Neeraj stated his household gifted the bride jewelry value Rs 3.5 lakh throughout a ceremony at a temple. The couple, their households and the ‘baba’ then headed to an area courtroom to register their marriage.
Neeraj stated he and the girl took a couple of pictures on the Justice of the Peace’s workplace however simply earlier than they have been alleged to signal the papers to register the wedding, the girl and the ‘baba’ disappeared.
Neeraj and his household tried to search for the bride however could not set up contact.
Realising they’d been duped, the household filed a grievance on the Metropolis Kotwali police station. The police are investigating the incident.
(With inputs from Mohd. Asif)