ICC Note:
Hindu radicals in India’s Madhya Pradesh state stopped a inter-religious wedding late last month after discovering the bride was Christian. During the ceremony, being held at a church in Shivpuri district, the radicals barged into the building and demanded the wedding be delayed. Police were called, but did not take action against the radicals. Now, the couple has been forced to reschedule their wedding and have a Hindu ceremony as opposed to the Christian ceremony they had planned.
03/03/2017 India (News Bits) – Members of a right-wing group barged into a church and stopped a wedding in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.
As the ceremony was disrupted, the police also reached the church. But the wedding could not be finalized due to the hooliganism.
The couple later agreed to postpone the marriage. Now, the wedding would be as per Arya Samaj rituals and would be held in Indore. This incident occurred in a church in Shivpuri.
Avnish, who belongs to Ujjain, was marrying the girl who hails from Shivpuri. As Avnish’s family was not happy with the wedding, he decided to come to Shivpuri for marriage at the girl’s place.
The girl, Anukampa, is Christian. As a right-wing group, Hindu Vahini, got wind of the inter-religious marriage, they entered the church and forced the couple to postpone the event. The girl who was wearing the bridal gown, pleaded but it was of no use.
The Kotwali police had reached the spot but took no action. The groom repeatedly said that it was not a case of conversion but the Hindu Vahini members remained adamant that the marriage would not be allowed to take place.
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