Shocking Indian Wedding: Father Elopes With Son's Bride, Steals Family Valuables
India is known for its Bollywood films with their bizarre plots. In our country, they often make us laugh with their far-fetched problems and excessive dramatization. But you will take Indian cinema more seriously after learning about real-life conflicts that occur in ordinary Indian families. For example, here is a recent case: 55-year-old Shakeel not only ran away with his own son’s 22-year-old fiancée, but also took the family valuables with him, robbing his relatives.
Shakeel, who is raising six children, wanted to marry his 15-year-old son Aman. A bride was found in a neighboring village - she was 22-year-old Ayesha. The groom's 55-year-old father enthusiastically took on organizational chores and began to visit the bride's house frequently. This behavior did not escape the attention of Shakeel's wife, and she decided to watch her husband more closely.
The wife managed to obtain irrefutable evidence of her husband's affair with his future daughter-in-law. She showed it to her son, who immediately broke off the engagement. Soon Shakeel left for Delhi, allegedly for work. But immediately after his departure, it turned out that he took Ayesha with him and, at the same time, took all the valuables from his own house.
Later, the man called his relatives and said that he would not return home. He also said that he had married his son's ex-fiancée. Shakil is a Muslim, so polygamy is legal for him. He simply took a second wife, because according to the laws of his religion, he can have up to four. But stealing money and valuables remains a crime in any case.
No police report has been filed yet, but if Shakeel's first wife decides to act, he could be in serious trouble. The damage to the family treasury was 200,000 rupees, equivalent to $2,400 (187,600 rubles). Shakeel took both cash and all the gold jewelry. Such actions could result in him being jailed for three years.
15-year-old Aman, deceived by his father, is sure that his grandparents are involved in this story. They apparently knew about the affair and even helped the lovers settle in a new place and organize a wedding. The situation caused a wide resonance on social networks. Users are actively discussing the actions of the 55-year-old head of the family, as well as the traditions of early marriages among Muslims.
Of course, the young groom is the one they feel the most sorry for. Many social media users believe that family drama can seriously traumatize a teenager. After such a betrayal, he risks becoming disillusioned not only in relationships with women, but also in family values in general.
The tradition of son-in-law in pre-revolutionary Russia, where a father could have intimate relations with his daughter-in-law, is reminiscent of Shakeel's action, running away with his son's bride, although in India this caused a public outcry and was not the norm. Unlike Russian traditions of the past, where such relationships were sometimes tacitly accepted, Shakeel's actions are condemned as treason and a crime.
Such stories make you think: where is the line between personal choice and moral responsibility to the family? Betrayal, robbery, relatives involved - all this turns a family drama into a real Shakespearean plot. Who, in your opinion, suffered more in this situation? The son, betrayed by his own father, or the wife, who lost both her husband and property?