A bride in Bhavnagar died of a heart attack in the middle of her wedding rituals at the marriage venue in the Subhashnagar area, India.
This unfortunate incident took place in late February 2023, in front of the Bhagwaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Bhavnagar. News18 report.
Hetal, the daughter of a man identified as Jinabhai Rathore, was in the process of marrying Vishal, the son of Ranabhai Butabhai Algotar of Nari village.
Guests filled the venue with wedding songs playing in the background when celebrations were forced to halt.
While performing her wedding rituals, Hetal reportedly felt dizzy and fainted. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died shortly after. The doctors told the family that her cause of death was a heart attack.
Even as the family was mourning the death of Hetal, relatives proposed an alternative plan to ensure the wedding celebrations continued.
They suggested the bride’s younger sister take her place and marry Vishal.
The family decided to marry her sister to the groom and continued the wedding rituals with her younger sister.
As the wedding rituals resumed, Hetal’s body was reportedly kept in cold storage until the end of the ceremony.
Corporator of Bhavnagar city and leader of Maldhari Samaj, Laxmanbhai Rathore described the incident as very sad because of how the family gave in to pressure from ‘members of society’ who convinced them to ‘not send the bridegroom and his family empty-handed.’
