Wearing a bright red turban on his head, Deepak, a 24-year-old laborer from Dubai who returned to Punjab about a month ago, reached Moga city in a car decorated with flowers from his village Mandiali in Jalandhar district on Friday. Home to his “to-be” bride.
with a procession Traveling in several vehicles with at least 150 guests, relatives and friends, Deepak was all set to marry “Manpreet Kaur, a woman from Moga”, whom he met on the social media platform Instagram. The two were ‘in a relationship’ for about three years.
After more than three years of “dating” on Instagram, the couple “fixed” their marriage over the phone and their parents spoke to each other.
After setting December 6 as the big day, Deepak, “Manpreet and his family insisted on bringing one. procession Among at least 150 guests, “arrived at Moga on Friday, only to find the place booked by the Instagram bride “missing” and her “existing”.
After reaching Moga in the afternoon, Deepak made many calls to Manpreet. At first, he replied, some of his relatives would come to escort him procession to the wedding venue. However, when no one came till 5 pm, she also switched off the phone.
After waiting for more than five hours, the groom and his family reached the local police station to file a complaint against Manpreet Kaur and her family.
The groom and his family reportedly had to wait for hours. (Express File Photo)
In his complaint, Deepak told the police that he lived in Dubai and met Manpreet Kaur on Instagram three years ago. They started chatting, entered into a long-distance relationship, and eventually decided to get married. Their parents also spoke on the phone, after which the wedding was fixed for December 6.
The distraught groom also told the police that Manpreet introduced himself as a lawyer with a “good job” in Ferozepur.
“I never met her in person but saw her photos on Instagram. Now I doubt the photos were real. She told me the wedding venue was ‘Rose Garden Palace’, but when we got to Moga, people said there was no such place. When I called her I did, she told me to wait and her relatives will take us to the spot. When no one came, I called again and asked her to go near Geeta building. When I called again, her phone was switched off “We want justice,” said the groom, almost crying.
He said that Manpreet had asked for help in the wedding expenses and handed over Rs 50,000.
Prem Chand, the father of the bridegroom, said that he arranged the marriage by talking to the bride’s mother over the phone, but could not meet anyone from the family in person.
Groom’s father Prem Chand (right) said that he arranged the marriage after talking to the bride’s mother over the phone. (Express File Photo)
‘We were deceived. We arrived together procession 150 guests only because they asked us. We initially proposed only 5-10 people to come but they insisted procession There should be 150 guests. We spent a lot of money decorating the cars, arranging sweets and hiring a photographer. When we arrived, we found out that the place they named didn’t even exist. This is pure fraud,’ he said.
ASI Harjinder Singh, Investigating Officer of Moga City South Police Station said that a complaint has been received and an investigation has been initiated.
“We will identify the woman using her phone number and check her call records. The groom and his family reached the police station after waiting for about five hours, but no one came to pick them up. The bride and groom met on Instagram, and the marriage was fixed over the phone,” said the ASI.