Bride taken away by police minutes before marriage, video goes viral

In a shocking incident, a young bride was forcibly taken away from the groom by the police minutes before the inter-faith couple was set to tie the knot at a Kerala temple.

According to PTI reports, the incident took place in Kerala’s Kovalam area on June 18 (Sunday). 

The entire incident played out like some movie scene as visuals of the incident showed the bride, who was screaming she does not want to go, being pushed and yanked towards a private vehicle by police personnel outside Kovalam police station.

The police even prevented the groom from going near her and forcibly took her away.

The bride was thereafter, taken to a magisterial court where she recorded her statement in which she said that she knew the groom for over a year, and went with him on her own and wanted to marry him.

A Muslim woman who had decided to live with a Hindu man was forcibly taken away by a police team just before her wedding!!

Alfia, a native of Kayamkulam, and Akhil, a native of KS Road, Kovalam, were in love. Last Friday, Alfia made the decision to live with Akhil and arrived in… pic.twitter.com/NWI9egsQLq

— महारथी-മഹാരഥി (@MahaRathii) June 18, 2023

Following this, she was allowed to leave with the groom who too had reached the court.

Meanwhile, a senior police officer of Alappuzha district said that there was a missing person complaint lodged in Kayamkulam police station and as part of the case they had to produce the woman before a court there.

"The officers were directed to produce the woman before the court. So they were just doing their duty. Not aware of any use of force by them. The girl told the court she wants to leave with the groom and she left with him," the officer was quoted as saying by PTI.