KALADAN NEWS

Dated: Friday, January 16, 2004

Marriage program:

Nasaka benefited But Villager Lost In Arakan

Maungdaw, January 16: Nasaka (Border Security Force) has benefited Kyat 100,000 by arresting a bride at Maungdaw Township in Arakan State, said a relative of the victim.

On 4th January 2004, the bride, Nurul Alam, 29, son of Matiur Rahaman of Taungbro Right village under Maungdaw Township for cancellation of marriage proposal, he further said.

After long time of discussions between two groups of bride and bridegroom, they agreed on a date to finalize the engagement of their son and daughter. Regarding this, on 1^st January 2004, the parents and some other relatives of the bride went to the bridegroom’s house with some presents for the bridegroom with the invitation of counterpart to fix the final date. But, they were dishonored in due course of dinner and discussions, which made the father of victim anger and disagreed on some points of demands from bridegroom side, said a villager of the village.

Later, while the father of the victim appraised the matter to his son, the victim had decided to cancel the marriage proposal and felt upset, he further added.

Finally, on 2^nd January 2004, a message of cancellation of marriage proposal was sent to the parents of bridegroom which made them anger and raised the case to Nasaka authorities with some fabrications, said an elderly man.

As a result, on 4^th January, Nasaka called the bride to their camp and arrested for his cancellation of marriage proposal. However, he was released with Kyat 100,000 (US$ 1=Kyat 890). But, none is gone to the pocket of the parents of Bridegroom, he further said. ##

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