May 03: A 22-year-old woman in Punjab’s Dinanagar town called off her wedding after the groom fails dope test. Sunita saw the groom arrive at the gurdwara in an intoxicated state, said she would not marry a drug addict. Shocked parents of the groom tried to convince her that Jaspreet, a truck driver, had injured himself in the foot and couldn’t walk straight but Sunita stood firm.
Police said Sunita Singh, a resident of Dusshera Ground in Dinanagar, 12 km from Gurdaspur, refused to proceed with the wedding rituals at Gurdwara Maharaja Ranjit Singh on Sunday when she saw Jaspreet Singh faltering while walking after he stepped out of a car with the wedding party. Jaspreet’s family belongs to Khanpur near Mukerian.
“She was adamant not to marry Jaspreet as she suspected him of being a drug addict,” a relative, who did not want to be named, said.Sunita demanded he undergo a medical check-up at the Singowal Community Health Centre (CHC) but the test could not be conducted due to the lack of equipment. She insisted on a medical test at a private laboratory in Gurdaspur and groom fails dope test.
Sunita reported the matter at the police station near the gurdwara. Station house officer Baldev Raj said after the incident on Sunday both families accepted Sunita’s decision and returned the gold rings that were exchanged.The father of the bride,who is a truck driver, Kamal Singh, said he is proud of his daughter.
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