'No mutton, no marriage': Indian bride calls off wedding as groom's family fusses over mutton shortage

A bride called off hermarriage in the Indian state of Odisha after the groom insisted on mutton for his guests. As a result,the groom had to leaveempty-handed.The bizarre incident took place at the bride's house located in the Dhama area of Sambalpur district in Odisha.

As per reports in Odishatv.in,the quarrel began after a mutton shortage at the feast due to whichthe last seven to eight guests from the groom's sidecould not be served the dish.

The bride's family said that they were unable to arrange mutton at that hour because it was already late in the evening. However, the issue blew out of proportion andbecame a serious problem. The bride chose not to go forward with the marriage after being upset by the groom and his guests'actions.

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Speaking about the incident, the bride told Odishatv.in, “Everything was in place. Even the mutton was served as well. But it finished before the last six or seven persons could eat. Then they started arguing with my father accusing him of mismanagement.”

“My parents and other family members urged them to keep quiet and tried to pacify them by offering chicken and fish instead, but they were adamant in their demand for mutton and started misbehaving with us,” the bride said.

"My father even bowed down and pleaded before them, but they remained unmoved. It seemed wrong to me and I told them to leave the place without marriage,” she added.

Strange occurrences at Indian weddings

A day after their wedding ceremony, a young Indian couple was discovered dead at their home. According to post-mortem results, they both suffered heart attacks at the same time and died. According to reports, the couple, who were 22 and 24 years old, had no prior history of cardiac issues. They may have suffocated while sleeping in a poorly ventilated room, according to police, which led to the heart attack.

Balrampur SP Prashant Verma who spoke to the Hindustan Times said the viscera of both bodies have been preserved for further investigationsat the State Forensic Science Laboratory in Lucknow to unravel the mystery behind the couple's deaths.

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However, some local police officers said that the room where the couple was discovered dead lacked ventilation and thatthe heart attack could have been theresult of suffocation while sleeping.

The couple, known as Pratap Yadav, 24, and his wife Pushpa Yadav, 22, were discovered dead in a room at their home on Thursday morning in Godhiya village, which is part of the Kasierganj police station in Bahraich. Only one day after being married, the couple was discovered dead in a bizarre state in a chamber that was sealed from the inside.

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