In Uttar Pradesh, a wedding has been called off by the groom’s family alleging that the bride-to-be spends too much time on WhatsApp.
The wedding was on September 5th in Naugaon Sadat village of Amroha district at bride’s home. The bride, her family, and relatives were waiting for the groom and his family when they received a call. Groom’s parents called off the wedding over the phone call saying that the girl has a bad habit of using excessive WhatsApp, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
However, as per the bride’s family, the real reason was the last minute demand for dowry. Bride’s father, Uroj Mehandi, had also lodged a case against the groom’s family, accusing them of demanding Rs 65 lakh in dowry.
“Our relatives and friends had gathered to welcome the bridegroom’s family and members of the marriage party. When they didn’t turn up, I telephoned the bridegroom’s father only to be told that they were calling off the marriage,” he told the police.
Superintendent of police, Amroha, Vipin Tada said that the groom’s parents have claimed that the reason was the bad habit of using WhatsApp excessively. They even had a problem with the bride sending messages on WhatsApp to her in-laws before the marriage.
This is not the first time when something like this has happened. In June this year, a bride in Bihar’s Saran refused to marry because he behaved in ‘strange manner’ after lightning.
In April, a marriage was called off in Uttar Pradesh because of rasgulla. A heated argument ensued between the bride’s close relative and groom’s cousin over an extra rasgulla.
In June 2017, the bride called off the wedding in Uttar Pradesh because she found groom’s ‘Nagin’ dance embarrassing.
