Jigar Saraswat He held a funeral feast for his daughter, who went against the wishes of the family to marry.
A man in Jaipur, Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, stunned everyone when he held a funeral feast for his daughter for marrying someone against his wishes. He printed a condolence notice for his daughter, who is alive and had a funeral feast after she married against the family’s wishes, said police on Sunday.
A Jaipur man holds a funeral feast for his living daughter.
The man’s daughter married against his and his family’s wishes, and so the father held a funeral feast in her name. The incident happened in Sareri village of Asind subdivision, where Bhairulal Joshi had arranged the marriage of his daughter, Pooja, with Sanjay Tiwari, a resident of the same village. As per their relatives, the wedding was solemnised in April this year, with expenses running into several lakhs of rupees.
Father considers her daughter dead.
Shravan Kumar, Head Constable, lodged a missing person’s report on July 30, stating that his daughter had left home on July 29 to appear for her MA examination at Manikya LalVerma College in Bhilwara, but didn’t return. He said, “We made enquiries in nearby areas and among relatives, but there was no trace. Her phone was ringing, but there was no response.” Police later traced her and found that she had married Suraj Tiwari, a relative of her husband, of her own will. He added, “We informed the family and asked them to be present when the woman would appear before the SP’s office.” Her father stated, “When my daughter came to the police station, she gave statements against us. I was deeply hurt and decided to consider her dead for the family. I had a condolence notice printed in her name and am holding a 12-day mourning at home. A ‘mrityubhoj’ has been scheduled for August 10.”
The printed notice mentioned her wedding date and declared that she had “passed away” for the family on July 29.
