Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- Angul: A perfect day of wedding celebration ended in a tragedy for a family of Bajapur village after the brother of bride-to-be died in a road mishap hours before the auspicious ceremony. Gut-wrenching as it may sound, the girl Sugyani (name changed) was still married off by her uncle's family at a Shiva temple in nearby Kusuni village, and at the same time her brother Swadhin Pradhan's funeral rites were conducted at a crematorium close to the temple.

Preparations were over; everything was set for marriage on the 3rd of March. Family, friends and relatives were soaked in celebrations for the big day. But fate had something else in store for them.

Making all arrangements at the venue, Swadhin went to Rairakhol we...