Upset with dinner fracas, bride calls off marriage

BENGALURU: After 30 guests went without dinner during a

pre-wedding reception

in a

south Bengaluru wedding hall

on Saturday night, the groom’s side kicked up a huge row. Though the dispute was resolved, it sowed seeds of doubt in the minds of the bride, who in the wee hours of Sunday, decided not to go ahead with the marriage.

Though both sides met and even police were summoned, the girl stood her ground. By afternoon the incident in the

Konanakunta marriage hall

became a debating topic on local TV channels. The relatives and the groom himself appeared on TV claiming that the bride’s family called off the wedding without any provocation and

dinner-related scuffle

was just an alibi.

The groom even claimed the bride wanted him to leave his parents after marriage and his refusals to do so was the reason for calling of the marriage.

The groom’s family later gave a statement that they were ready for the marriage and the media should convince the girl. However, the girl’s family did not change their stance. In her statement to the media in the morning, the bride said she couldn’t live with someone who didn’t stand up for her and her family.