BAHRAICH, Oct. 24 -- In a dramatic bid to marry the man she loved, a 19-year-old woman climbed a mobile tower in Chaudhary village in Motipur police station area in Bahraich and stayed there for nearly five hours before her family relented and agreed to an online nikah with her lover, who joined the ceremony via video call from Mumbai.

The incident took place in Chaudhary village, around 60 km from the district headquarters, under the Motipur police station area. Sahiba Begum, alias Mahak, a resident of Basthanwa village, climbed a mobile tower after an argument with her mother, Hasmatunnisa, over her marriage to Fakhruddin, alias Nuruddin, 21, who works in Mumbai.

According to villagers, the couple were in a relationship and wanted to ...