Awantipora: Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against a groom from Awantipora for allegedly evading the wedding day reception.
In a statement, police said that on Tuesday, police station Awantipora received a written complaint from a complainant (name withheld) against one Fayaz Ahmad Dar and his father Mohammad Shaban Dar (son of Ghulam Qadir Dar), residents of Kandizal Awantipora stating therein that her wedding reception was scheduled on September 16 with Fayaz Ahmad Dar after performing the Nikah earlier and all the arrangements were put in place for the arrival of the groom along with the wedding procession.
The said wedding reception was called off at the last moment by the groom side on the pretext that the groom has run away and has refused to attend the reception thereby denying the Nikah which has been performed earlier, the statement said.