Balangir: A groom was detained by villagers at Chaulsukha in Balangir district on Monday when he reached the wedding venue without a baarat (wedding procession).
Reportedly, the groom identified as Laxmikant Tiwari had cheated the bride’s family by identifying himself as Sanjay Sahu of Kalahandi district and showing a wrong house and wrong address.
The date of the wedding was fixed for Monday but Tiwari arrived at the wedding venue hours after the scheduled time without any wedding procession. Suspecting something fishy, villagers began the probe and his identity was revealed.
It was also found that the ornaments brought by him for the bride were also fake. On getting information, Kantabanji Police reached the village and took him under their custody.
