KALLAMBALAM: A marriage was called off in Kallambalam after the bride eloped with her boyfriend just before the wedding muhoortham. When the bride's parents came to know about the incident, they collapsed in the wedding hall. They were shifted to the hospital. The marriage was scheduled between 11:25 am and 12:00 pm yesterday at JJ Auditorium, Kallambalam.

The marriage between a woman from Vadasserikonam and a man from Edava Manthara was supposed to take place. They got engaged six months ago. Relatives from both families had reached the auditorium for the wedding since yesterday morning. The information about the absconding came to be known when the bride, who had gone to the beauty parlour, went missing after the muhoortham time.

After learning that the bride had run away, there was a verbal argument between the relatives of the groom and the girl, but there was no conflict. They later returned home. The relatives informed the Kallambalam police, but no one filed a complaint in this regard, the police said. The sumptuous feast prepared for the wedding was wasted.