Wedding ceremony called off midway

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, August 12

A wedding ceremony was called off midway after the parents of the bride objected to the ‘defect’ in bridegroom’s leg. The ceremony was being performed at gurdwara Gurusar Sahib, Rasulpur Nehran, 6 km from here, on Wednesday.

On the complaint of the bride’s parents, the Sadar police had initiated investigation. The bride went unconscious over the development and was admitted to the local Civil Hospital, where her condition was reported to be stable.

The sagan ceremony was held on Tuesday at Jodhpur village, where the bride and the bridegroom, along with their relatives, were present.

ASI Balbir Singh, investigating officer (IO), said both the parties had been invited to resolve the issue.

The police said the marriage of Sukhchain Singh of Jodhpur village and Paramjit Kaur of Ghariala village was being performed at the gurdwara and was nearing completion. Relatives from both sides were present on the occasion. The younger brother of the bride objected to the alleged defect in the bridegroom as a result of which relatives from both sides came out of the gurdwara. The IO said the statements of both the parties had been recorded and efforts were on to resolve the matter.