Lucknow: In a strange relationship twist bordering on hilarious, a woman eloped with her daughter’s fiancée just over a week before their wedding.
The incident was reported from Aligarh’s Mandrak area earlier this week.
Preparations were underway for Shivani’s April 16 wedding. Invitations had been printed and sent out to friends and relatives.
Then came the shocker that left Shivani and her family stunned — her mother Anita ran away with her would-be groom Rahul on April 6, reported The Times of India.
The devastated bride-to-be said Anita not only eloped with her would-be son-in-law, but also took over Rs 3.5 lakh cash and jewellery worth over Rs 5 lakh that the family had at home.
“I was supposed to marry Rahul on April 16, and my mother eloped with him on Sunday. Rahul and my mother used to talk on the phone a lot over the last three to four months. We had Rs 3.5 lakh in cash and jewellery worth more than Rs 5 lakh in the almirah. She has done everything he asked him to. She has not left even Rs 10 behind. My mother has taken all our money,” lamented Shivani.
“She can do what she wants now, we don’t care. All we want is that the money and jewellery should be returned to us,” she said.
Shivani’s father Jitendra Kumar, who runs a business in Bengaluru, had heard about his wife Anita talking to her would-be son-in-law for hours on end, but decided not to say anything since the wedding was scheduled to take place soon.
“That man would not speak to my daughter but would keep talking to my wife for several hours each day. I was suspicious but did not say anything because the wedding was around the corner. Anita left with the man on April 6 and took all our cash and jewellery,” said Kumar.
“I called Anita several times, but there was no response. I called the man too, but he kept denying that she was with him. Hours later, he finally said that I had troubled my wife for 20 years and that I should forget about her. Their phones were switched off after that,” Kumar added.
Two days ago, Kumar filed a missing person’s complaint. According to police, they will be able to track down Anita and Rahul soon.
