In a bizarre incident from Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, a bride called off her wedding midway after her groom failed to read a Hindi newspaper she asked him to read. As per the media reports, the groom's eyesight was weak and so he could not read the newspaper without his glasses. The bride reportedly had asked the groom to read the paper without wearing his glasses.
After this the bride's family not only called off the wedding, they also filed a case against the groom and his family.
Arjun Singh, a resident of Jamalpur village of Sadar Kotwali area, had fixed the marriage of his daughter, Archana, with a well-educated boy named Shivam, who is a resident of Banshi village.
On the wedding day that was held on June 20, the groom was constantly seen wearing spectacles the whole time. The women of the family, including the bride, felt suspicious guessing his weak eyesight and then asked the groom to read a newspaper without his glasses on, which he failed to do.
The groom could not see without his glasses, and on knowing this, the bride refused to marry him. The bride's family also unanimously agreed to call off the wedding.
A police case was registered by the bride's family against the groom and his relatives. The bride's family also demanded the return of the cash and motorcycle given as dowry to the groom and the return of all expenses that were spent in the marriage.
When the boy's side refused, an FIR was lodged at a police station in Auraiya Kotwali.
