Dhol beats echo ahead of Chiranjeev-Dhannu marriage

CHANDIGARH: The sound of dhols is reverberating in 105 villages of Haryana, whose residents have been invited through this traditional method by state's power minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav for the 'lagan' ceremony of his son Chiranjeev Rao, who is getting married to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's daughter Dhannu alias Anushka on April 24.

The villages fall in his constituency Rewari of southern Haryana and residents have been invited to attend the 'lagan' at Rewari on April 18 ahead of the wedding.

A family source said, "As far as the groom's side is concerned lagan is the most important function to be attended by the friends and relatives. Over 10,000 guests are expected to attend the ceremony."

For barat, which will move from Captain's hometown Rewari to New Delhi in the afternoon on April 23, over 1,000 invitation cards have been distributed.

When asked about the marriage proposal, the family sources said, "Both families were keen on the marriage between Chiranjeev and Dhannu, both born in 1986, since long. When Dhannu's family formally approached, Chiranjeev's family happily accepted the proposal."

Speaking to the Times of India, Captain Yadav said, "It's a matter of pride for us to have matrimonial alliance with such a good family."

Chiranjeev is Yadav's only son. His daughter has already been married.

In Lalu's family, Dhannu is sixth among his seven daughters. Dhannu is an interior designer, while Chiranjeev is a law graduate.

Chiranjeev had joined politics at the age of 19. Currently, he is president of Haryana Youth Congress.

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VVIPs invited to marriage

President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, AICC

president Sonia Gandhi, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, central

ministers and various chief ministers

Schedule for grand-marriage:

April 18: Lalu to come with lagan to Rewari

April 23: Mamas (uncles) of Chiranjeev will bring bhat (gift) to Rewari

Ladies sangeet at Rewari

April 24

Ghurchari of Chiranjeev departure of barat from Rewari to New Delhi

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REWARI (HARYANA): Three policemen were suspended today on the charge of extorting money from truck drivers on Jaipur-Delhi highway.

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Rewari: Woman drugged, abducted and gangraped by a friend and his accomplices.

Action Taken: Police had registered a case against four persons, including Ravinder, Avinash, Govind and one another under Sections of 376 (G), 506 and 343 of IPC.


A 19-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by four youths on the pretext of helping her to sort out matrimonial differences with her husband in Rewari town.

The complainant was living in a rented accommodation in Rewari district for the last four months after her relations got strained with her husband over domestic issues.

She met a local youth, Ravinder Kumar, who developed intimacy with her and promised to help her to settle dispute with her husband. She alleged that Ravinder came on a motorcycle asking her to accompany him to meet her husband in Narnaul town.

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Source: TNN | Mar 19, 2012 

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