Jammu, Aug. 4 -- Just Horoscopes and Digital chats are not enough for new age girls
By T N Ashok
Indian parents wanting their educated daughters to be married off ask the grooms family or the brokers before fixing the marriage the oft repeated traditional ritualistic question: Do the horoscopes match? Today, in Maharashtra, another question has become equally important: Have you verified the bride or groom?
The shift is remarkable. Families that once depended on priests, relatives, neighbours and community gossip to validate a prospective spouse are increasingly hiring private detective agencies to conduct discreet background investigations.
The trigger has been the chilling Lohagad Fort tragedy near Pune in June, where police allege th...