Uttar Pradesh: Grooms turn out to be transgender, baraat return without bride in Barabanki

Uttar Pradesh: In Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, the bride's "bidaai" ceremony was halted when it was discovered that the groom was transgender. The wedding procession arrived on February 13, 2026, and rituals such as the "saat vachan" (seven vows) were completed smoothly overnight. Around 4 a.m. on February 14th, a group of transgender people (transgenders) arrived for traditional blessings and "neg" (gifts), and identified the 22-year-old groom as belonging to their community.

A wedding ceremony in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, was called off when a group of transgender people who had come to receive the gift recognized their partner. The groom, Rishu, was previously a drummer for this group. The groom agreed to a deal for ₹23,000 in cash in exchange for silence, but by then it was too late. The girl's family demanded to take the groom to a separate room for verification. However, the transgender people insisted they would not allow their partner to marry.

Things escalated. The bride's family also refused. Rishu, despite completing seven wedding vows, was unable to find a bride.

His transgender friends took him away

A unique incident occurred in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, on the night of February 13-14, 2026. After all the wedding rituals were completed, just before the wedding was to take place, a group of transgender people identified the 22-year-old groom as a member of their community, prompting the wedding to be halted.

Details of the incident

The wedding procession arrived in the Kothi police station area of Barabanki on February 13, and all the wedding rituals (the seven vows) were completed without any hindrance.

At around 4 a.m. on February 14, as the wedding procession was underway, a group of transgender people recognized the groom and claimed he belonged to their community.

This revelation caused an uproar, and it was reported that the groom's family tried to bribe the transgender people with ₹23,000 to keep quiet.

The local police had to intervene, and ultimately, without a first information report (FIR), after the expenses were settled between the two families, the groom (baraat) returned without the bride.