On Monday night a marriage was cancelled by the bride, because the bridegroom’s brother had started firing in open air during the marriage ceremony.
The marriage of Pinky, daughter of Kalyan Singh, a resident of Nimbhaji ke Khoh was finalized with Kishan Parihar of Gole Ke Mandir. The bridegroom’s marriage procession reached the bride’s place around 11.30 pm and the marriage rituals began in the presence of guests and relatives.
The bride and bridegroom had exchanged garlands and were about to pose for photographs when the incident happened. Some members of the bridegroom’s party, under the influence of liquor started firing in open air.
When the bride’s uncle asked them to stop it to avoid any untoward incident, the shooters got angry and the groom’s brother put a gun to the uncle’s head. A heated argument between the bride’s party and the groom’s party soon took an ugly turn. Watching the shocking scene the bride decided not to get married in Parihar family.
Meanwhile, on a tip off, the Janakgunj police reached the spot and brought both parties to the police station. After listening to both the versions the police, police officials took applications from both parties and let them go. Police have also received a complaint stating that a bag containing gold and cash had gone missing during the brawl. Addl SP Dinesh Kaushal said that the police have already started investigating this complaint.