The first mass marriage function of third-genders community in Chhattisgarh which was held with much pomp and show ended on a disputed note here on Sunday. The function was washed out after money dispute reportedly broke out between the organisers and individuals who had participated in the function to enter into the wedlock.
“We had received information about a panic call from the wedding venue- Pujari Park, accordingly, a police team was rushed to the spot. However, nothing untoward happened and both sides dispersed after police intervention,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) City Prafull Thakur said.
Talking to media, Saloni Ansari who came from Nagpur for marriage, said that one of the organisers who were a film maker had promised to give couples a cash amount of Rs 1,02 lakh and home appliances wroth around Rs 50,000 to begin new married life.
“They tried to pay the money through cheque to which we refused as their (film producer’s) cheque was dishonored by bank a day earlier,” Ansari said. Meanwhile, Suresh Sharma a film producer based in Mumbai who had made a film on the lives of transgenders and it is slated to hit the screen in few months, told reporters “I was asked to give Rs 1.50 lakh to every couple.
However, I had no money, they even threatened to beat me up. I somehow managed to call police and some of my friends came and saved me.”