India, Feb. 17 -- Just hours after completing the 'seven vows' and moments before the 'bidai' ceremony, a wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district was stopped midway after the bride's family found out that the groom was a transgender.

The wedding procession had arrived on Friday in a village that falls under the Kothi Thana police station area. Rituals and traditional ceremonies were held through the night without any disturbance, The Times of India reported.

However, the atmosphere changed on Saturday morning, when members of the bride's family received information regarding the groom's gender identity.

Later, several guests and some members of the groom's side reportedly left the venue. The bride's relatives stopped the groom an...