Brother replaces groom to deceive a bride in Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 17 (UNI) In a bizarre incident, a family tried to deceive a bride by replacing the groom with his brother at a wedding ceremony in north Kashmir.

The groom, 22-year-old Noor Mohammad Dar of Narabal area, was to tie the nuptial knot with a daughter of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din at Wagoora in Baramulla district.

However, he went missing on the day of wedding yesterday. The 'nikkah' (wedding vows) ceremony was held three days ago.

In order to escape the wrath of the bride's family, the groom's parents decided to replace him with his brother and go ahead with the ceremony.

The ''groom'' along with 60 'baratis' (marriage party) arrived at the venue at the desired time.

But, the ceremony turned ugly after the dinner when the bride's parents discovered that they have been deceived as the groom was missing and had been replaced by his brother.

Soon an altercation took place between the two families. Hearing about the deceit, the bride collapsed.

The village elders tried to resolve the matter and asked Gulla Dar, who had brokered the marriage, to identify the groom. He confirmed that the ''real'' groom was missing.

The bride's parents then nullified the 'nikkah', dissolved the marriage and returned the gifts.

UNI AG MIR DS1600