In a bizarre turn of events, infamous runaway in-laws from Gujarat’s Surat who had earlier ran away before their children’s marriage has eloped for the second time now.

As per the media reports, the lovebirds, 45-year-old textile businessman and his son’s former mother-in-law were brought back home the first time after spending 17 days together in January.

In a recent development, the duo decided to elope again of Saturday, Feb 29 both disappeared from their respective homes.

Owing to their affair, the children had called off their wedding and sources close to the development informed that the businessman’s in-laws had recently held multiple meetings with him at his residence in an attempt to convince him to forget the ‘other’ woman.

“The family must have come to know that he is still in touch with the woman after which they started counselling him,” the source added.

According to the reports, however, while that was going on, the man failed to return home in Chhaprabhatha area on Saturday night after which the family members started searching for him.

“They had a doubt that he may have gone to meet the woman and so, got their doubts checked through a common source. They found out that the woman also did not return home,” said a community leader.

The community leaders were alerted by relatives of both the individuals after the duo disappeared again. “The businessman’s family told us that they do not wish to search for him. Similarly, the woman’s parents to have refused to search for her,” the community leader added.

After the couple returned home the first time, the woman was not allowed by her husband, a diamond broker, to enter his house despite several efforts and so she had to shift to her parental home.

The couple is now suspected to be hiding in Varachha area and has hired a house on rent. “Though they did not share exact location, the businessman called up his friend on Saturday night asking for monetary support,” said a person, who is in touch with the man’s family.

For the uninitiated, after they disappeared on January 10, the duo went to Ujjain. They were traced in Indore on January 27 and brought back to the city by family members.

The businessman and the woman knew each other since their school days in Katargam. Her father, however, had rejected the man’s proposal to marry the woman. Later they met in the recent past when her son and his daughter were engaged to be married.

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