Bride Cancels Wedding After Drunk Groom Garlands Her Best Friend in UP
The incident in Bareilly escalated into a family brawl, leading to police intervention and legal charges against the groom for dowry demands and public disturbance.
- The groom, Ravindra Kumar, arrived intoxicated and late to his wedding in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, sparking chaos during the ceremony.
- During the garland exchange ritual, Kumar mistakenly garlanded the bride’s best friend, prompting the bride, Radha Devi, to slap him and call off the wedding.
- The bride’s family filed an FIR accusing the groom’s family of demanding additional dowry despite already receiving ₹4.5 lakh before the wedding.
- A violent altercation broke out between the two families, involving chair-throwing, which required police intervention to restore order.
- Legal cases were filed against the groom for dowry demands, public disturbance, and insulting the bride's family, with one arrest made for supplying illicit liquor to the groom and his friends.
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