In UP’s Pratapgarh, the bridegroom was tied to a tree and beaten and the bride’s family members took the wedding procession hostage. The groom, dressed in a sherwani, was tied to a tree with a rope in the open and then beaten. The matter increased so much that the police had to come. The police have put the groom in lockup. It is alleged that in the midst of marriage rituals, the groom started demanding dowry. The family members of the bride got angry on this matter. The groom is locked in the police station and both the families are present in the police station. Panchayat has been added for the conclusion of the case.
In fact, on the evening of June 14, 2023, the marriage procession of Ram Kishore Verma’s daughter had come from Sakra Loda ka Purva village of Jaunpur district in Harkhpur village of Mandhata Kotwali of Pratapgarh. The groom Amarjit Verma’s son Ramsingh Verma had reached Sakra village with a procession. In the evening, the ritual of Dwar Puja was completed. Preparations for its Jaimala program were going on when there was a dispute between the bride and groom’s side. There was a scuffle between the gharati and the baraatis, shoes and slippers started running.
The bridegroom was tied to the bed, the baraatis were taken hostage
The gharatis beat up the baraatis, took them hostage and tied the groom to a tree outside the house with a rope, also assaulted him and informed the police about the matter. As soon as the information was received, Mandhata police station in-charge Pushparaj Singh along with other policemen reached the village and saw that the bridegroom dressed in sherwani was tied to a tree. The bride’s family told that in the midst of the rituals, the groom started demanding dowry.
the groom was brought to the police station
The police freed the groom Amarjeet tied to the tree and brought him to the police station and put him in the lockup. The groom’s father, companions and others kept going round the police station to meet him, but the police did not allow anyone to meet him.
asked for dowry and misbehaved
Station in-charge Pushparaj Singh says that people from both sides are in the police station. However, no solution has been found between them. It is learned that the groom had demanded dowry and his friends had also misbehaved with someone. After this the matter escalated and there was a fight between the two sides. The groom was tied to a tree and beaten. We are explaining both the sides.
