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MUZAFFARNAGAR: A groom, who allegedly abused some women from the bride’s side, was kicked out of his own wedding and his baraat was forced to return to Delhi from Sisauli village under Bhorakalan police station here. The fiasco was the result of a “juta churai” tradition gone wrong.

As part of the ritual, women from the bride’s side had stolen the groom’s shoes and asked for money to return them. The groom, 22-year-old Vivek Kumar, was not amused and started abusing the women. When the bride came to know, she called off the wedding and before allowing the groom to leave, made him agree to pay back the Rs 10 lakh he had received as dowry.

According to sources, when family members of the bride tried to pacify the groom, he got even angrier, started using expletives and even slapped one person. Soon, family and friends of the bride decided to call off the wedding. The entire baraat was sent back, except the groom, his father and two relatives, who were held captive by the bride’s family.

After the incident blew out of proportions, police reached the spot. Station house officer of Bhorakalan police station, Virendra Kasana said, “No complaint was filed from either side. The families of the bride and groom reached a compromise outside the police station".

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Naresh Tikait, who was one of the village elders that tried to intervene in the matter, said that the bride refused to marry the groom despite many persuasions. The groom, Kumar, works at a private firm in Nangloi area of Delhi. He had come to Muzaffarnagar along with his baraat on Thursday.

