Overview
- The groom stepped out to buy a light bulb on his wedding night and did not return, prompting a missing-person report in Meerut.
- CCTV captured him near the Ganga canal, leading police to deploy PAC divers to search the water.
- He later called his father from Haridwar using a passerby’s phone, and officers found him near a railway station.
- During questioning, he said he left due to mental stress and was described by officers as appearing naturally nervous.
- Coverage differs on how long he was missing, with PTI reporting three days and India Today five, and police also suggested he may have taken a friend-recommended medicine, which has not been confirmed.