Overview
- The family, which received a divorce order from the Meerut Family Court on Saturday, greeted the daughter outside the courthouse with drums, garlands and sweets as relatives wore T‑shirts reading "I love my daughter."
- Her father, retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma, said it was his duty to bring her out of an unhappy marriage and added that the family did not seek alimony.
- According to her counsels, she married Army Major Gaurav Agnihotri on December 19, 2018, later alleged mental, physical and emotional harassment at her marital home, and pursued legal separation after attempts to preserve the marriage failed.
- Clips of the welcome spread widely on social media with both praise and criticism, and news reports differed on her name, identifying her as Pranita, Pratiksha or Vineeta.
- Public celebration of divorce is unusual in India, where social pressure often discourages separation, and such visible family support could embolden more women to leave abusive marriages.