GHOTKI: A bride along with her family escaped from their village on the day of the wedding.
The groom Bilawal from Mirzapur had married his wife Parveen 15 years ago. The marriage was to take place formally on Saturday (today).
In a traditional ‘Watta Satta’ ceremony, Bilawal’s sister Rubina had married the bride’s brother.
When the groom reached the bride’s village her family demanded that another marriage between the two families take place.
However, no such arrangements were made at the bride’s end. Resultantly, the bride with her family escaped the village from the back door of their house.
The angry groom has staged a protest outside the bride’s house. He refused to leave until his bride is returned to him.
Bilawal claims that he had paid Rs.75,000 to the bride’s family as part of the wedding expense. “I want my bride back,” he says.