New Delhi, April 20 -- 22-year-old Mohammad Azim was all excited to lift the veil of his bride during his nikah ceremony (wedding) whom he thought was a 21-year-old woman; however, little did he know he was tricked into marrying her mother - a 45-year-old woman.

Azim, a resident of Brahmapuri in Meerut, said that his wedding was arranged with Mantasha from Shamli district by his brother Nadeem and his wife, Shaida. The wedding took place on March 31. During the ceremony, the Maulvi (Islamic scholar) referred to the bride as Tahira - this is when the groom became suspicious. Upon lifting the veil, he discovered that Mantasha's 45-year-old widowed mother, disguised as the bride, had gotten married to him instead of Mantasha, news agency PT...