UP Woman Who Eloped with Daughter’s Fiancé Says She’s ‘In Love’

UP Woman Who Eloped with Daughter’s Fiancé: A mother from Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh grabbed the spotlight last week for all the wrong reasons. She eloped with her daughter's fiance ten days before the wedding.

Sapna and her lover, who would have been his son-in-law , surrendered at police station on Wednesday. And, Sapna has now finally broken her silence to explain why did she run away with Rahul. According to reports, a defiant Sapna said she was in love and she would live with Rahul.

"I will live with Rahul, whatever happens," a defiant Sapna said, adding she decided to come back after police were involved in the case.

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"I will marry him and live with him," she repeated.

Rahul Kumar, the man Sapna's daughter was all set to marry today, also surrendered with her.

According to a PTI report, the woman eloped with her daughter's fiance just a week before the wedding was to take place.

Jitendra Kumar, the father of the bride-to-be, alleged that his wife, fled with the daughter’s bridegroom along with ₹3 lakh in cash and jewellery worth over ₹5 lakh, all of which had been saved for the upcoming wedding on April 16.

However, the 38-year-old woman alleged that she was physically assaulted by her husband.

"My wife used to speak with our daughter's fiance for hours, but we never imagined it would end this way. She has ruined us," Kumar told PTI.

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Sapna also denied her family's allegations that she fled with lakhs of rupees and jewellery. "I was only carrying a mobile and Rs 200 with me when I left".

Her daughter, Shivani, had accused her of taking away Rs 3.5 lakh in cash from the almirah in the house and jewellery worth over Rs 5 lakh.

Telling his side of the story, Rahul Kumar said that he agreed to elope with Sapna as she threatened to kill herself if he didn't. "She told me that if I didn't meet her at Aligarh bus stop, she would die. So, I went. We first went to Lucknow, and from there Muzaffarpur".

He said they decided to come back when they got to know the police were looking for them. He also claimed that Sapna's husband and her in-laws used to "torture" her.

But, when he was asked if he would marry Sapna, he seemed caught in two minds: "There's nothing like that". Then, after a brief pause, said, "Will do".

Meanwhile, her family has said that she is not welcome in their homes anymore.

"We don't want her (Sapna) back. We just want the things that she took away with her," said her brother-in-law Dinesh.

"She needs to return the money and jewellery that she took from her in-laws' home. Action should be taken against her for what she has done. My brother-in-law and my niece are still in shock," said her brother Dinesh.

He also denied her allegations that her husband used to beat her up: "I used to stay at her house for months. I have never seen anything like that".

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