There was a dispute between the two parties over beating the pet dog. The bride refused to marry. After this the matter reached the police. The police closed the matter by conducting a transaction between both the parties. In the fight, three people including a woman from the bride’s side were injured while two people from the groom’s side were injured. Neither party demanded action.
A marriage ceremony was taking place in a guest house in Khaga Kotwali area on Wednesday night. The girl’s side reached the guest house in the evening by bus and four wheelers from Prayagraj. The groom’s party also reached the guest house with pomp and show. Other rituals including Jaimala were completed peacefully. At around four in the morning, the ceremony of offering jewelery to the bride was going on under the pavilion.
Meanwhile, the bride’s pet dog, tied at some distance from the pavilion, which the family members had brought along, started barking. It is alleged that a young man from the groom’s side beat the dog. The bride’s side expressed displeasure on this, due to which the dispute increased. Within no time, sticks and chairs started being used between the two sides.
In the fight, the heads of Shubham Gupta, Rishabh Kesarwani and Sangeeta Devi from the bride’s side were injured and they were left bleeding. The wedding rituals were stopped due to the ruckus in the guest house. Seeing the police who arrived on information, many people fled from the spot. The police took both the parties to the police station and after getting the injured treated at CHC, sent them to Prayagraj.
On Thursday, both the parties again reached Kotwali, where people of the town also gathered in large numbers. One or two people from the groom’s side were also slightly injured. The police asked the bride about her intentions, to which she refused to marry. After this, a Panchayat was held between the prominent people of both the parties and the gifts and donations given to each other were returned. Kotwal RK Patel said that an agreement has been reached between the two parties. On receiving the complaint, investigation will be done and action will be taken.