VARANASI: A bridegroom went with his ‘baraat’ from Azamgarh to Mau for his wedding scheduled for the night of December 10, but found the
bride
’s address missing and her whereabouts unknown. Braving the chill, the groom and his relatives scoured the streets for the bride’s residence through the night and finally returned home fuming.
The family of the groom, resident of
Kanshi Ram Colony of Kotwali
area in Azamgarh, vented their anger on the woman who played mediator in the
marriage
. They nabbed the woman and held her hostage on Saturday night, triggering a high-pitched drama at Kotwali police station.
Senior sub-inspector of Kotwali police station, Shamsher Yadav, said, “The groom’s family levelled serious allegations at the woman, who brought the marriage proposal. We gave them an opportunity to solve the dispute. Late Saturday, the matter was resolved and the groom’s family agreed not to lodge an FIR against the woman.”
The groom was married to a woman from Samastipur, Bihar, four years ago. After a few months of marriage, his wife went to her parental home and did not return, following which the youth’s family began looking for proposals for his second marriage.
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