In a exclusive incident, a bride in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya referred to as off her wedding since the groom could not study the newspaper without the need of his spectacles.
Not only was the wedding referred to as off, a case against the groom and his family was also registered.
Archana, the bride from Jamalpur village of Sadar Kotwali location, was all set to marry Shivam, a resident of Banshi village.
Until the day of the marriage, the bride’s family was unaware of the groom’s weak eyesight.
It was only when the bride and other females from her family noticed that the groom was wearing spectacles for a great portion of the day of the wedding that they felt suspicious about it, and asked him to study a newspaper without the need of the glasses as a test.
The groom, who could not see without the need of his glasses, failed the test. Consequently, by way of a unanimous choice of the bride’s family, the marriage was referred to as off.
The bride’s father Arjun Singh stated, “I had no idea that the groom’s eyesight was so weak. My daughter, on knowing the fact, decided to call off the marriage.”
The bride’s family then demanded that the groom’s family return the money and the motorcycle provided as dowry, along with all the costs that they had incurred for the marriage.
An FIR was lodged at a police station in Auraiya when the groom’s family refused the demand.
The bride’s father also added that the Police had attempted to sort the matter by way of mutual understanding, but the groom’s family by no means turned up.