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Groom pays for snapping wedlock
Sanjeev K. Ahuja, December 10, 2005

Gurgaon : A man got it nice and proper for backing out of his marriage at the eleventh hour. His family had to pay Rs 10 lakh in cash and a few post-dated cheques of an unspecified amount after the girl’s family took the matter to the police.

The groom, from Gurgaon’s posh HUDA Sector 14, refused to marry the girl moments before the shubh mahoorat, citing “compatibility problems” on Friday evening.

When his relatives and the bride’s family raised a hue and cry, he went on to offer a “one-month contract marriage” to the girl. This baffled the girl who, too, refused to marry him.

The bride’s family then took the matter to the police and at the police station, it was decided that the groom must compensate the girl. He was asked to bear the entire marriage expense borne by the bride’s family.

Both the groom and the bride are software engineers, working for Pune-based companies. They were engaged on November 4 and their marriage was slated for December 9.

Rohit Nagpal, the groom, started dating her on weekends but found her to be “incompatible”, J.M. Nagpal, his father said.

“She is a nice and intelligent girl but somehow I got a feeling that I was not made for her. I was under acute pressure from my parents as well as from bride side as the date of marriage was nearing in. On the very day of the marriage I delivered my decision that I would not marry her. It was better to face it now than regret for rest of my life,” said Rohit.

On the day of marriage, the bride’s family was awaiting the baraat at a banquet hall when they received a call saying that Rohit had a change of mind. The shubh mahoorat was due at 8.30 p.m. Shocked, the bride’s family and relatives promptly left for the groom’s house in sector 14, where there were heated arguments.

Elderly people from the girl’s family tried to convince the boy. It was then that they got another shock. Rohit was willing to marry the girl only for a month and also wanted a contract to this effect.

“Rohit said he would marry the girl but on a month’s contract during which he would see whether or not he would be able to continue with her,” said a relative of the girl. Soon the girl’s family approached the police and lodged a complaint. Police officials steered the two families to a settlement, whereby the groom’s family was asked to bear the entire expenses of the marriages.

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