Bride Dies Of A Heart Attack On Her Wedding Day In Gujarat's Bhavnagar, Sister Marries The Groom?

The day of a woman's wedding turned out to be her last. In the midst of her wedding ceremonies at the wedding location in the Subhashnagar region of Gujarat's Bhavnagar, a bride passed away from a heart attack. Here's what happened after.

Bride passed away during wedding ceremonies in Gujarat

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The unfortunate incident happened in front of Bhavnagar's Bhagwaneshwar Mahadev Temple. When Vishal, the son of Ranabhai Butabhai Algotar of the village of Nari, was about to be wed to Hetal, the daughter of a man known as Jinabhai Rathore.

When the festivities had to come to an end, guests filled the space while wedding songs were playing in the background. Hetal reportedly fainted during her wedding rituals and passed out. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where the doctors informed her that she had passed away due to a heart attack.

Even as the family grieved for Hetal, relatives came up with a different idea to make sure the wedding festivities went on.

The relatives suggested the bride's sister should marry the groom

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The family's relatives suggested that the bride's younger sister marry Vishal in her place. After the bride passed away, the family made the decision to wed her younger sister to the groom and carry on the wedding customs.

According to reports, Hetal's body was kept in cold storage until the ceremony was finished. Laxmanbhai Rathore, a councilman for the city of Bhavnagar and the head of the Maldhari Samaj, characterised the incident as extremely sad.

He claimed that despite the family's shock at their daughter's passing, members of society persuaded them to set an example by not abandoning the bridegroom and his family without a bride.

The incident sparked a debate online, which deemed the incident quite inappropriate. A woman named Chinmayi Sripaada wrote on Twitter, "In other news - bride dies of heart attack - relatives convince mourning family to not send the groom ¡®empty handed¡¯, marry off the dead girl¡¯s sister to the groom. That¡¯s how disposable and replaceable girls are in Indian society," while sharing the news.

In other news - bride dies of heart attack - relatives convince mourning family to not send the groom ¡®empty handed¡¯, marry off the dead girl¡¯s sister to the groom.
That¡¯s how disposable and replaceable girls are in Indian society. https://t.co/Z8ODGD9SYj

¡ª Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) February 25, 2023

To Sripaada's tweet, many people responded with mixed thoughts. A man responded, "Even if the younger sister was "willing," was it the right time to have a wedding? Seriously is the groom going empty handed more important?"

Even if the younger sister was "willing", was it the right time to have a wedding? Seriously is the groom going empty handed more important?

¡ª Sharjeel Ahmed (@sharjeel_techy) February 26, 2023

A woman added, "To assume that the younger sister was ¡®willing¡¯ to marry is wrong. What agency could she have had in such a situation one wonders¡­ macabre."

To assume that the younger sister was ¡®willing¡¯ to marry is wrong. What agency could she have had in such a situation one wonders¡­ macabre.

¡ª Sangita (@Sanginamby) February 26, 2023

A man had different thoughts. He wrote, "If the groom had died and his brother married the bride, would the man be considered "disposable"? Or it would still be "women's oppression"? And no one asked whether the groom had a choice to not marry the sister here? Because robots can't think."

If the groom had died and his brother married the bride, would the man be considered "disposable"? Or it would still be "women's oppression"?

And no one asked whether the groom had a choice to not marry the sister here?

Because robots can't think.https://t.co/u6R3byFK5h

¡ª Sankrant Sanu ???? ????????? ???????? ???? (@sankrant) February 26, 2023

A woman explained, "Families cannot afford to let their wedding investment go in vain. Behind all that love and sanskaar is a very practical and businesslike family model."

Families cannot afford to let their wedding investment go in vain. Behind all that love and sanskaar is a very practical and businesslike family model.

¡ª vinita_nigam (@vinita_nigam) February 26, 2023

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