A bride in Uttar Pradesh called off her wedding after the jaimala ceremony, accusing the groom of being mentally challenged and less educated than her. The rejection took place on November 17 in Mustfabad Kala village, Sultanpur, just after the groom's wedding procession had arrived at the venue.
According to the report, the woman is a graduate, while the man had failed his 10th grade. The groom’s wedding procession arrived late in the evening at the woman’s house, where her relatives and villagers welcomed the guests. After refreshments, some rituals were performed, and the guests began to feast.
In the middle of the procession, the bride unexpectedly refused to marry the groom, shocking everyone present. Before the incident, both parties had met at the police station.
The 28-year-old bride, the eldest of four children, was set to marry a 30-year-old man from a village in the Akhandnagar police station area. Her father, a laborer in Delhi, has three daughters and a son. After the jaimala ceremony, the bride immediately refused to marry the groom, citing that he was mentally challenged.
However, the elders of both families tried to convince the bride which continued till morning but she refused to marry. The police arrived and tried to mediate, but no solution was reached. On Tuesday, both the bride’s and groom’s fathers went to Dostpur police station, and after hours of discussion, the two sides came to a reconciliation.
Pandit Tripathi, the in-charge of Dostpur police station, said that the jewellery given to the bride by the groom’s family will be returned only after the groom’s family returns the tilak ceremony expenses to the bride’s family. Both sides have agreed to this arrangement.
The bride’s family has chosen not to speak to the media. The groom’s father mentioned that everything was proceeding normally until the jaimala ceremony. Afterward, the bride went inside and caused a scene by forgetting a pair of slippers and bangles, saying, "I will not marry." The bride’s family has demanded that the tilak expenses be returned and the groom’s jewellery taken back.