Weddings violating Covid norms land in trouble

Vadodara: Weddings landed at least 36 persons in trouble in the precincts of the Kakanpur police station in Panchmahal district since Sunday.
The weddings were held in blatant violation of the Covid-19 guidelines and the police had to crack down on them. In two cases, videos of the weddings also went viral.
According to sources, the incidents included a wedding in Nadisar village of Godhra taluka where 27 persons were booked for holding a marriage procession with a DJ. The sarpanch of the village Rekha Machhi was also present at the wedding function.
Before this, two offences were registered on Sunday when the police came to know of weddings being held in Juni Dhari and Morya villages in the same taluka. Four accused were named in the Juni Dhari offence while five were named in the Morya offence.
The police is examining video footage of the weddings to identify the accused and nab them. Relatives of grooms or brides as well as the DJs have been made accused in the offences.