Baraat returns empty-handed from village as bride refuses to marry ‘old man’

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Phagwara, July 17

A ‘baraat’ returned empty-handed from a Phagwara village after the bride refused to marry the groom who, as per the girl, was double her age and that she was shown the picture of a young boy when the marriage was fixed.

As per reports, the marriage of a girl at Jagjitpur village was fixed with Jarnail Singh, a youth from Mukerian.

It is learnt that the girl saw photos of the groom that were clicked as the marriage function was under way. She claimed she had never seen the man she was going to marry, not even in photographs, before today. She openly refused to marry the “elderly man”, leading to tension in the village.

A brawl ensued between the two sides and after some hours local residents came forward in support of the girl. The matter was brought to the notice of the Rawalpindi police.

Station House Officer  Usha Rani said the police were investigating the matter and the baraat was turned back to Mukerian.