Moga: Imagine, the groom is all dressed up, the procession is in full swing, the band is playing, the relatives are dancing and singing, they reach the bride's house... and when they get there, they find that there is no bride, no house, and no one is walking in the streets! A similar sensational incident took place in Moga district of Punjab, which created a ruckus in the entire area. Sister-in-law's 'maternal sister' set a trap This procession group from Amritsar says that the groom's sister-in-law had arranged the relationship with her maternal sister. They talked on the phone for months, video calls were made, the bride gave the address of street number 5 in Moga, and the wedding date was fixed. Around 11 am, the procession reached street number 5, but there was only silence and locked doors! 'Searching for the bride' in the streets of the procession, no decorations, no reception, no guests! The baratis inquired here and there, contacted the locals, showed the bride’s picture, but all in vain. The phone of the bride and her ‘family’ had been switched off. From afternoon to evening, the barati wandered the streets of Moga in search of the bride, and finally, exhausted, reached the police station, where a complaint was filed. Another ‘missing bride’ incident of December 2024 This is not the first incident! In December 2024, a family brought the barati from Dubai. The bride also asked for money in the name of wedding preparations, but the phone was switched off at the exact time and the address was wrong! An FIR was registered in this case too, but no arrests were made. A new form of cyber-thuggery in the name of marriage? The police are now looking at this case from the angle of social media fraud and cybercrime. According to sources, some organized groups are robbing people of both money and respect by playing with their emotions in the name of marriage. The investigation into the bride’s photos, call recordings, and alleged Aadhaar details is underway. Interesting twist: This incident has become a mystery for Moga. Disappointment is on the faces of the wedding guests and gossip is going on among the locals. An elder said with a laugh, ‘The groom came all dressed up, but the bride turned out to be the princess of dreams!’ Now it remains to be seen whether the police can trace this ‘missing bride’ or this story will remain an interesting story in the streets of Moga!