Overview

• Yogesh Tiwari called a panchayat after discovering his wife Soni’s long-term affair with Vikas Dwivedi.
• Soni provided written consent releasing her husband from all marital obligations and confirming her wish to marry Vikas.
• The marriage ceremony was held at a temple near the Tisti police post with police officials and villagers in attendance.
• Soni’s 12-year-old son accompanied her to the wedding arranged by his father.
• Earlier cases in Gonda and Sant Kabir Nagar reveal a pattern of panchayat-led resolutions in Uttar Pradesh marital disputes.