A theft led to one of the quickest divorces. This case took place in Bijnor district on Tuesday. The relatives of the bride at a wedding realized that their jewelleries and an amount of Rs 1.45 lakh had been stolen from their safe. Furious relatives held an entire baraat (wedding procession), including the groom, captive. They all claimed one of the groom’s relative had stolen the money and the ornaments. The baraat was freed by the morning only when the police had to came and interrupted in between. Once free, the bridegroom was very angry and divorced the bride  straight away.

The incident occurred in Karonda Pachdu village of the district. According to villagers, soon after the baraat of Kaari Imran arrived from the neighbouring Chandpuron village on Monday, an altercation began between the two sides. Nasir Ahmed, the father of bride, alleged that the groom’s nephew, Akib, and a woman had stolen Rs 1.45 lakh and some ornaments kept inside a safe at the venue.

The groom’s kin denied the charges and told that the bride’s relatives misbehaved with them and held the baraat, including the groom and his father, captive for the entire night. Only after someone informed cops in the morning and they rushed to the spot, the hostages could be freed.

As soon as the groom was freed, he took no time in divorcing the woman he married a few hours earlier. “I was not ready for a talaq, but was compelled to divorce the girl,” said Imran.

Till the time of filing this report, both parties were at the kotwali police station where they were being questioned by cops. Sub-inspector Shiv Kumar Gaur said, “We are probing the matter. Both parties are at the police station. But no one has given us any complaint yet.”

Confirming the incident, village head Rashid Qureshi said, “Efforts are going on from both sides to reach a compromise.”

[Prepared by Animesh from media sources]

  Bijnor, Divorce, Wedding