An inconceivable incident occurred recently in India, when a young bride tragically lost her life in her own marriage, to be "replaced" almost immediately by her sister, who married the groom in the same ceremony.
According to the Daily Mail, the unfortunate girl named Sourbi suffered a heart attack during the wedding ceremony that took place in the city of Etagua, Uttar Pradesh, having previously exchanged wreaths with the groom Manzes Kumer as defined by the Hindu marriage. A local doctor was immediately called to the scene, but he did not manage to save the young woman.
Although one would expect this tragic development to put an end to celebrations and wedding proceedings, the bride and groom's families made a different decision: They agreed to continue the marriage with one of the undefeated bride's sisters in her place. So the groom eventually married young Nisa and, during the ceremony, the body of the woman originally intended for his wife was in a separate room to be cremated after the procedure.
One of Surbi's uncles, Ajam Singh, explained to the Daily Mail that it was "a difficult decision"
for the family to continue the marriage: “One daughter was lying dead in a room, while they were decorating the other daughter for the wedding next door. For the first time we are experiencing such mixed moods. We have not yet realized the sadness of death, nor the joy of marriage. "
Saurab, the unfortunate girl's brother, told the British newspaper that "he could not believe that the corpse was in one room, and the [new] bride was being prepared in the other." "We did not know what to do in this situation… Both families sat down to talk. Someone suggested that my younger sister, Nisa, marry the groom. "After a discussion, both families agreed," he said in separate statements to the IANS agency.
According to the Daily Mail, there are a number of social factors that may have influenced the family decision. On the one hand, the bride's family is very likely to have expected a "dowry" important for her survival. On the other hand, the groom and his family may have wanted to avoid the "stigma" of returning from a marriage without a bride. The bride's mother, Goody Devi, urged the marriage to proceed, although the tragic loss of her eldest daughter emotionally shattered her.
"The mother is in a lot of pain. She shouts her name day and night, as she was her eldest daughter and had big dreams for her. "Let him rest in peace," another Sourby brother told the Daily Mail.
Source: Protothema.gr