Patna: A bride in Bihar beat up a groom, blackened his face and threw a garland of shoes around his neck when he showed up drunk to their wedding on Tuesday night. The incident took place on International Women’s Day.
As per reports, the marriage procession of Ranjeet Kumar Kamat, a resident of Padwa-Pachar village in Madhubani district, reached a village nearby, Khutauna-Natoli, on Tuesday. At the wedding venue, the bride and groom exchanged garlands. Once the ritual was over, the groom and his cousin went to a road nearby and drank alcohol. Both lost consciousness soon after.
Witnesses said finally when the groom was brought to the wedding to complete the wedding rituals, he kept calling for beer. Upon being refused, he began creating a ruckus and misbehaving with guests, much to the embarrassment of the bride’s family.
The bride, who had hereto been sitting calmly, lost her temper and in a fit of rage refused to marry the drunk groom.
After this, she went into a room and returned with soot that she smeared on the groom’s face. Witnesses said she also hurled slippers at him before throwing a garland of shoes around his neck. The groom’s cousin was also treated in same way. The groom and his relatives creating a ruckus were also locked in a room.
Reports said the groom’s family was allowed to go home only after they agreed to return the dowry they had taken.
