ranjitjat
February 16th, 2004, 04:29 AM
Villagers hold baratis captive, force them
to return gifts
Ghaziabad, February 15
The villagers of Morpur, who were holding the members of a marriage party captive, released some of them after the bridegroom’s side returned all the gifts presented on the engagement ceremony.
However, the groom and his grandfather are being held in captivity as the cash, which had exchanged hands during the engagement ceremony, has not been returned by the groom’s side yet. Earlier, the police had tried to pressurize the villagers to free the members of the marriage party, but the latter refused to budge.
On being informed that the marriage party had been held captive, the SO, Hafizpur police station, arrived at the spot with his force. He was told that the baratis had been detained, but they will not be harassed. The villagers reportedly withstood the police pressure to release the party. “They will be set free as soon as a we get back the gifts presented on the engagement ceremony”, the police were told.
The bridegroom, Mohan alias Pawan, his grandfather Bhajan Lal and others had to wait in captivity all day for the gifts to be returned.
Finally, the gifts arrived in a 407 Tata truck. Immediately, Parmveer Singh, brother–in-law of the groom, his friends Ved Prakash, Om Prakash, Sanjay Tomar and Sanjay Singh were allowed to go.
In question was the marriage of Suman, daughter of retired Army Havildar Chander Pal Singh of Morpur village, with Mohan Singh, son of Bhure Singh, of village Gazipur in Aligarh on Friday. The girl’s family had been told that the groom was employed in Indian Navy. However, just before the marriage, the parents of the bride learnt that their would-be son-in-law was not in Navy.
to return gifts
Ghaziabad, February 15
The villagers of Morpur, who were holding the members of a marriage party captive, released some of them after the bridegroom’s side returned all the gifts presented on the engagement ceremony.
However, the groom and his grandfather are being held in captivity as the cash, which had exchanged hands during the engagement ceremony, has not been returned by the groom’s side yet. Earlier, the police had tried to pressurize the villagers to free the members of the marriage party, but the latter refused to budge.
On being informed that the marriage party had been held captive, the SO, Hafizpur police station, arrived at the spot with his force. He was told that the baratis had been detained, but they will not be harassed. The villagers reportedly withstood the police pressure to release the party. “They will be set free as soon as a we get back the gifts presented on the engagement ceremony”, the police were told.
The bridegroom, Mohan alias Pawan, his grandfather Bhajan Lal and others had to wait in captivity all day for the gifts to be returned.
Finally, the gifts arrived in a 407 Tata truck. Immediately, Parmveer Singh, brother–in-law of the groom, his friends Ved Prakash, Om Prakash, Sanjay Tomar and Sanjay Singh were allowed to go.
In question was the marriage of Suman, daughter of retired Army Havildar Chander Pal Singh of Morpur village, with Mohan Singh, son of Bhure Singh, of village Gazipur in Aligarh on Friday. The girl’s family had been told that the groom was employed in Indian Navy. However, just before the marriage, the parents of the bride learnt that their would-be son-in-law was not in Navy.