A video is going viral on social media showing a 70-year-old man marrying a 35-year-old woman. Accompanying this video are claims that the elderly man is actually the woman’s father-in-law.
Handle Baba Lapetu Nath wrote, “Father-in-law married his daughter-in-law, Jai Tanatan, Jai Tindu Lastra.”
ससुर ने की अपनी बहु से शादी
— बाबा लपेटू नाथ (@Bhagal_Sanjuuu) November 14, 2024
जय टनाटन, जय तिंदु लाष्ट्र pic.twitter.com/YFSy0yRkHc
Nishant Sharma stated, “A 70-year-old father-in-law marries 35-year-old daughter-in-law! Uttar Pradesh: A case of breaking relations has come to light from Sarai Sadi village under Ghosi police station of Mau district. Where a 70-year-old man married his 35-year-old daughter-in-law who is half his age. While the daughter-in-law is the mother of two children. It is worth noting that both the father-in-law and daughter-in-law had fled from home 10 days ago. They reached the temple, put the garland and got married by putting vermilion on the forehead.”
70 साल के ससुर ने 35 साल की बहु से रचाई शादी !
— निशान्त शर्मा (भारद्वाज) (@Nishantjournali) August 1, 2024
उत्तर प्रदेश: मऊ जिले के घोसी कोतवाली अंतर्गत सरायशादी गांव से रिश्ते को तार- तार करने वाला मामला सामने आया है. जहां पर एक 70 वर्षीय बुजुर्ग ने अपनी आधी उम्र की 35 वर्षीय बहू से शादी रचा ली. जबकि बहू दो बच्चों की मां है. ग़ौरतलब है… pic.twitter.com/lHCgGytrmK
Nadeem Ahmed wrote, “Mau: The dignity of relations was shattered in Ghosi, 70-year-old (Sanatani Hindu) father-in-law fell in love with 35-year-old daughter-in-law and got married.”
मऊ: घोसी में रिश्तों की मर्यादा हुई तार तार, 70 वर्षीय (सनातनी हिंदू) ससुर का 35 वर्षीय बहु पर आया दिल, रचाई शादी pic.twitter.com/jaWvsu86xw
— Nadeem Ahmed🔻ندیم احمد (@IamNadeem_A) July 31, 2024
Swati Negi asserted, “In Mau, UP, a 70-year-old father-in-law married his 35-year-old daughter-in-law. The father-in-law has five sons and the woman also has a husband and children. Here young unemployed bachelors and elderly people are getting married, that too to their daughters-in-law. Is this really a Hindu society or have they gone way ahead of Muslims in imitating them?”
यूपी के मऊ में 70 साल के ससुर ने 35 साल की बहू से की शादी.ससुर के पांच बेटे और महिला के परिवार में भी पति और बच्चे हैं।
— swati negi (@swatinegi2) July 31, 2024
यहां जवान बेरोजगार कवारे और बुजुर्ग शादी कर रहे हैं वो भी अपनी बहू से क्या वाकई में ये हिंदू समाज है या मुसलमान की नकल करते-करते यह उनसे चार हाथ आगे निकल गए 🤔 pic.twitter.com/LqWECsqfqr
Meanwhile, reputable media outlets such as ABP News, India TV, Zee News, Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, and Live Hindustan have also reported this news with the same claim.
Fact Check
To investigate the viral claim, we conducted a keyword search on Google. The search led us to a report by News18 dated July 30, 2024. According to the report, the incident took place in the Ghosi police station area of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. In Sarai Sadi village, 70-year-old ration dealer Harishankar Chauhan fell in love with his neighbor, and the two of them ran away from home and got married.
The ration dealer Harishankar Chauhan’s wife’s first husband Paltan Chauhan revealed that Harishankar and his wife had a love affair for a long time. When he came to know about this, he confronted his wife and opposed the relationship, but his wife ignored him and called the allegations false. However, one day his son caught her in a suspicious situation with Harishankar. A few days later his wife went away with Harishankar for a week, and then he came to know that the two had got married.
During our further investigation, we spoke to Man Singh Chauhan, the village head of Sarai Sadi. He explained that the incident occurred in July 2024, when Paltan Chauhan’s wife was involved in an affair with the ration dealer Harishankar Chauhan. Eventually, the two got married in a temple. Man Singh clarified that they were neighbors, and the claims of a father-in-law marrying his daughter-in-law were untrue. We also inquired with Man Singh if they were distant relatives, to which he denied.
In conclusion, the viral claim alleging that a 70-year-old father-in-law in Mau married his daughter-in-law is false. The woman was Harishankar Chauhan’s neighbor, and they had been involved in a long-time affair. They eloped and got married in a temple.
| Claim | Father-in-law married his daughter-in-law. |
| Claimed by | Social media users |
| Fact Check | The claim of father-in-law and daughter-in-law’s marriage in Mau is false. The village’s ration dealer Harishankar Chauhan had married his neighbour. |
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