Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Haryana Interfaith Couple Faces Village Orders to Annul Marriage
Imagine a boy and a girl from different religions who got married in a village.
Some people in the village were not happy because of their different religions and because they came from the same place.
The village leaders said the marriage shouldn't continue and that the boy should leave the village.
The girl's family was told to officially end the marriage.
The boy's parents are being kept safe by the police, and the girl is staying with her family.
The villagers are following old traditions.
They believe it is wrong for people from the same village to marry each other or to have interfaith relationships.
This is causing a lot of tension.
A Haryana interfaith couple's marriage faced opposition from Mehrana village and neighboring areas.
A Khap panchayat ordered the annulment of the marriage and the groom's exclusion from the village.
The bride's family has been asked to initiate a formal nullification of the marriage.
The groom's parents are under police protection, and the bride is staying with her parents.
Villagers cited age-old traditions and concerns about the couple's interfaith relationship as reasons for their actions.
- Who
- A Muslim man and a Hindu woman; villagers from Mehrana, Kheri Sanwal, and Patuwas villages.
- What
- A village panchayat ordered the annulment of an interfaith marriage.
- When
- The marriage occurred on July 3; the panchayat convened on July 20.
- Where
- Mehrana village in Haryana, India.
- Why
- Villagers cited age-old traditions, and opposition to interfaith marriage.
Couple's Perspective
Villagers' Perspective
Marriage legality
Couple's Perspective
Marriage
Villagers' Perspective
Annulment
- Groom's Age
- 25
- Bride's Age
- 24
- Marriage Date
- July 3
- Panchayat Date
- July 20
- Groom's Status
- Excluded from village
- Groom's family
- Under Police Protection
- Bride's Current Location
- Staying with parents