Woman calls off wedding after groom, his friends turn up drunk; 'baraatis' held hostage

A woman in Pratapgarh city in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj called off her wedding after the groom and his friends turned up drunk at the venue. The woman's family then kept the groom and "baraatis" captive until they agreed to return the gifts.

A 22-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj called off her wedding after the groom and his friends turned up drunk at the venue. As the woman called off the wedding, her family held the groom and the "baraatis" hostage, asking them to return the gifts they were given when the wedding was fixed. The groom's family also called the cops, requesting them to mediate, as the woman refused to budge.