UP woman elopes with daughter's fiance days before wedding

(News Agency)A woman eloped with her daughter’s fiance just days before the wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh. The runaway duo also reportedly took cash and jewellery worth several lakhs meant for the wedding.
The bride-to-be’s father, Jitendra Kumar, has filed a complaint with the local police after discovering that his wife and the groom had gone missing, along with Rs 3.5 lakh in cash and gold and silver jewellery worth around Rs 5 lakh.
"My daughter's wedding was scheduled for April 16. The cards had been distributed and all preparations were in full swing," Jitendra said. "But the boy she was supposed to marry rarely spoke to her. Instead, he would spend nearly 20–22 hours a day talking to my wife. I live in Bengaluru for work and only recently returned to the village. When I saw this closeness, I grew suspicious.”
He added, "The groom told me, ‘You’ve troubled her for 20 years. Now let her live. Forget her’."
The bride, Shivani, expressed her disbelief and anger. "My mother has run away with the jewellery and money. She did everything exactly as that man told her to. He manipulated her completely. I just want our things back. Whether they live or die, it doesn't matter to us anymore."
Police have registered a missing persons report and begun a search for the woman.