Bride Calls Off Wedding In Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad As Groom Fails To Count Currency Notes

The bride's family also decided to conduct a test and gave the groom 30 currency notes of Rs 10 to count but he failed.

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A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district called off her wedding after the groom failed to correctly count 30 currency notes of Rs 10. The shocking revelation came during the marriage rituals when the priest grew 'doubtful of the man's behaviour' and informed the girl's family, reported news agency IANS.

The 21-year-old bride, Rita Singh, immediately walked off from the dais on learning about it. This also led to a verbal spat between the two families and the police were called to diffuse the situation.

The bride's family also decided to conduct a test and gave the groom 30 currency notes of Rs 10 to count but he failed. Until the day of the marriage, they were unaware that the 23-year-old groom was 'mentally weak', said the bride's family.

"Marriages usually happen in good faith and the mediator was a close relative, so we trusted him and did not meet the guy. When the priest told us about his odd behaviour, we decided to conduct a test and gave him 30 currency notes of Rs 10 to count which he could not. After knowing about his condition, Rita refused to marry him," said Mohit, the bride's brother, according to IANS.

A heated argument ensued between both the families after the wedding was called off by the girl and the matter reached police that tried to mediate but failed. And as the bride was not willing to give in the baraat returned.

No immediate police complaint was filed in this regard by any of the family members of the groom or the bride, said the SHO, as reported by the news agency.

Recently, a girl from Haldwani in Uttarakhand had refused to marry her fiancé because she did not get a costly lehenga from his family.