Fearful of becoming the next victim in a growing trend of spousal murders, a man in Uttar Pradesh took an extraordinary step — he arranged for his wife to marry her lover, even becoming a witness to their union.
Bablu, a laborer from Katar Jot village in Sant Kabir Nagar, had been married to Radhika since 2017. The couple, parents to two children, lived apart due to Bablu’s work in another state. But when he discovered that Radhika had been in a relationship with Vikas, a man from their village, for over 18 months, he did not react with anger or confrontation. Instead, he decided on an unconventional solution.
Rather than risk the fate of recent victims in Meerut and Auraiya—where wives, along with their lovers, brutally murdered their husbands—Bablu chose self-preservation. He secretly returned to his village to verify his suspicions and, once confirmed, approached the village elders instead of engaging in a conflict. Rather than filing for divorce or creating a scandal, Bablu organised a proper Hindu wedding for Radhika and Vikas at a Shiva temple. He also ensured the marriage was legally documented, signing as a witness in court. Videos of the ceremony show the unusual moment—Radhika, adorned in bridal attire, exchanging garlands with Vikas while Bablu stands beside them, even posing for a photograph with the newlyweds.
Bablu candidly admitted, “I didn’t want to meet the same fate as those men in Meerut and Auraiya. Rather than waiting for something terrible to happen, I arranged their marriage so we could all live in peace.” Although Bablu and Radhika were not legally divorced, he dismissed concerns about the legality of the marriage, stating, “The wedding took place in front of the village and no family member objected, so I believe it’s valid.” Bablu also took full custody of his two children and vowed to raise them alone, walking away from the marriage without a dispute.
Bablu’s decision was fueled by gruesome cases that recently shocked Uttar Pradesh. On March 3, Muskan and her lover Sahil drugged and murdered her husband, Saurabh—a former Navy officer. They dismembered his body and stuffed it into a cement-filled drum before fleeing to Shimla and Manali to celebrate Holi. In a sinister twist, Muskan had manipulated Sahil into committing the crime by convincing him that messages from his deceased mother were appearing on Snapchat. Just weeks later, Pragati Yadav and her lover, unwilling to wait for a divorce, hired a contract killer to execute her husband, Dilip. He was shot and left for dead in a field on March 19, succumbing to his injuries the next day.
In a climate where marital betrayals are escalating into violent crimes, Bablu’s unusual but peaceful resolution is a stark contrast—one that he believes saved his life.
