Daaku Dulhaniya? Bride Runs Away With Cash & Jewellery After Her Wedding in ‘Dolly ki Doli’ Style
Shahjahanpur: In yet another dramatic case of real life imitating reel, a bride ran away with cash and jewellery owned by her groom and in-laws in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. The shocking case, which resembles plot of Sonam Kapoor’s 2015 movie Dolly Ki Doli, happened on Friday when the newly-wed bride stole valuables and disappeared within 5 hours of the wedding, Times of India reported.
According to the report, the 34-year-old groom , son of a marginal farmer was struggling to find a bride for himself. That’s when the man’s sister-in-law stepped in and adviced him to marry the daughter of a poor man from Farukkhabad. The woman was referred to by two persons who knew the groom’s family. The bride’s family then asked for Rs 30,000 to make all the arrangements for the ceremony.
Finally, the wedding was solemnised on Friday at a temple in Farukkhabad, following which the bride was brought home in Powayan. However, within hours, the family was shocked to discover that the bride had disappeared along with the two men. Not only that, all cash and jewellery were also gone. The entire family searched for them on their own, but to no avail. Later, on Sunday, the dejected family approached the police and lodged a complaint.
Powayan SHO Ravi Kumar Singh said, “We are trying to verify the facts mentioned in the complaint. A lookout is on to find the suspects, including the bride. We have recorded that statement of the groom and his sister-in-law. ”
Many similar cases have been reported from the state in the past few months. Last year, on December 28, another newly-wed bride allegedly ran away from her in-laws’ house taking all cash and gold jewellery from the house, one month after the wedding. The husband alleged that his wife took away Rs 70,000 cash and gold jewellery.