Overview
- In Unnao’s Purwa area, police said a bride disappeared shortly after the varmala ritual on Saturday night and allegedly eloped with a local youth.
- The bride’s father filed a complaint at Purwa police station, and officers said an investigation is underway after she told him by phone she intends to marry the youth.
- In Deoria’s Bhaluani, bride Pooja left her in-laws about 20 minutes after arriving on November 26, a day after her wedding to Vishal Madhesia.
- A five-hour village panchayat produced a written mutual-consent separation that directed the return of gifts and money and stated both parties were free to remarry.
- Bhaluani police acknowledged the matter reached them via Dial 112 but said no case was registered, and the groom said he did not file a complaint.