ExpressIndia
Kapurthala, An NRI groom, who was trying to have another bite at the cherry, not only got brickbats from the relatives of the bride but also landed in jail. It was learnt that the NRI was getting married for the second time without divorcing his first wife, Sarabjit Kaur of the UK who hails from Nawanshahr district.
Today morning, NRI Rajwinder Singh Chahal, 34-year-old son of Gurdev Singh of the UK who hails from Jallowal village, reached Milan Palace, the marriage venue, not knowing that relatives of the girl, Harpreet Kaur Shergill of Ganganagar in Rajasthan, had taken their gloves off.
Sarabjit had complained to Lok Bhalai Party president Balwant Singh Ramoowalia that Rajwinder married her in the UK in 1994 and they had a 10-year-old son Amritdev Singh. She urged the LBP to save the life of the girl whom her husband was to marry now.
LBP acting president Avtar Singh Mullanpuri, with 150 party workers reached Kapurthala, to stop the marriage and also informed the police. Kapurthala SSP sent a police party, led by SHO Piara Singh, to the venue and asked the boy to show proof of divorce.
So charged up were the kin of the girl that they indiscriminately beat up the groom and his relatives, who started running in a huff.
Later, Kapurthala police arrested him.