Chandigarh, Sept. 24 -- A convicted Haryana gangster, who jumped parole in 2018 and fled India, was brought under heavy police guard to a wedding venue in Jhajjar on Thursday after being granted 12 hours of custody parole to marry his Cambodian partner.

Mainpal Dhilla, also known as Mainpal Badli, who is serving life sentences in three murder cases, was allowed out of custody from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for his marriage to Cambodian national Meta Chan at Dulina Farm on the Jhajjar-Gurugram road, according to police and media reports.

The wedding came about a year after Dhilla was brought back to India from Cambodia following years on the run.

Jhajjar Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shubham Singh said elaborate security arrangements had b...