Groom kidnapping, colloquially known as Pakaruah shaadi or Jabaria shaadi, is a phenomenon in Bihar, more prominent in Munger and Dumka (now in Jharkhand) wherein unmarried men are abducted by the bride's family and later forcibly married, to get men with better education or wealth. Considering the traditional regard for the marriage sacrament, most such marriages are not annulled.
Groom kidnapping, colloquially known as Pakaruah shaadi or Jabaria shaadi, is a phenomenon in Bihar, more prominent in Munger and Dumka (now in Jharkhand) wherein unmarried men are abducted by the bride's family and later forcibly married, to get men with better education or wealth. Considering the traditional regard for the marriage sacrament, most such marriages are not annulled.
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