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Bride In Uttar Pradesh Calls Off Marriage With Drunk Groom

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An Indian bride who has her hand decorated waits for a ceremony to begin during a mass wedding organized by a social organization for a hundred couple from the economically weaker sections of the society in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 15, 2014. Mass weddings are organized by social organizations primarily to help families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the elaborate dowry that is customary in many communities. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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An Indian bride who has her hand decorated waits for a ceremony to begin during a mass wedding organized by a social organization for a hundred couple from the economically weaker sections of the society in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 15, 2014. Mass weddings are organized by social organizations primarily to help families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the elaborate dowry that is customary in many communities. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

AMETHI — In a bold step, a bride in the district refused to marry the groom who reached the wedding venue in an inebriated state, police said.

Groom Anil Yadav of village Uparipara in Sultanpur district reached Kasba Nihalgarh, the bride's village, to marry Rupa.

However, the ceremonies were stopped when the bride learnt that the groom is in a drunken state, villagers, who were eye-witnesses to the incident, said.

Though elders from both sides tried negotiating but the bride denied, after which the marriage party had to leave without the girl.

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