Shock in Rampur: Father of six marries his minor son's bride-to-be

In a bizarre turn of events from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, a man named Shakeel reportedly married the woman who was originally chosen to be his 15-year-old son's bride. According to Shakeel's wife, Shabana, he developed feelings for the young woman while visiting her home during the wedding discussions and began communicating with her over the phone frequently.

Shabana, a mother of six children with Shakeel, claimed that she suspected the affair early on and even caught them together on two separate occasions. "He would spend the entire day on video calls with her. Initially, no one believed me, but eventually, my son and I gathered proof," she said.

After discovering his father's affair, the teenage son reportedly refused to go through with the marriage. He further alleged that his grandparents were aware of the situation and even supported Shakeel in marrying the woman. The son also accused Shakeel of taking Rs 2 lakh in cash and around 17 grams of gold from the family before marrying her.

In a similar incident that made headlines earlier this year, a woman in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly eloped with her daughter's fiancé. The woman, Anita, reportedly fled with Rahul, who was supposed to marry her daughter Shivani on April 16. The duo eloped on April 6, just days before the wedding.

Shivani said her mother had been talking frequently with Rahul for the past three to four months. She also claimed that Anita took over ₹3.5 lakh in cash and jewellery worth ₹5 lakh from their home before leaving.

Shivani’s father, Jitendra Kumar, who works in Bengaluru, admitted he had heard about the unusual closeness between Anita and Rahul but chose not to intervene, assuming the wedding would go ahead as planned.