We see several bizarre incidents related tolove affairs almost every day. But here is a peculiar case of love trianglewhich reached a climax through a coin toss. Yes, a toss decided the fate ofthree persons.
The incident which has all the makings of aBollywood movie, took place at Sakleshpur Taluk of Hassan district inKarnataka. It all started a year ago when a 27-year-old man from avillage in Sakleshpur bumped into a 20-year-old girl from a neighbouringvillage. The two started meeting and their relationship blossomed.
Six months ago, the same man bumped intoanother from another village. Then history repeated itself - this relationship developedtoo. All this while, both girls were in the dark about the guy two-timingthem.
Being the only son of an ex-ZP member andbelonging to a financially well-off family were advantages for the man. But,one fateful day, a relative spotted him with a girl and informed his fatherabout it. The family confronted him about the said girl. He said he was in lovewith the girl and wanted to marry her. The family disagrees to this and decidesto fix his wedding with someone else as soon as possible.
One of the girls learns about this and tellsher family about her interest in the man. The said girl’s family visits theman’s house and tells them about the alleged affair that they learnt from theirdaughter. Meanwhile the other girl also gets to know what was going on and herfamily also ends up at the man’s house.
Now, the guy’s parents are in a fix as towhat to be done in such a situation. By then, entire village had learnt aboutthe love triangle. They finally decided to go to the village Panchayat to sortout this matter. It was then decided that the Panchayat would toss a coin todecide which girl would marry the man.
There are versions about what happened next.According to the first version, the first girl won the toss and the man agreedto marry her. However, as per the second version, the man expressed hisdecision to marry the first girl.
Well, the story didn't conclude here. Thesecond girl wished the first girl. She then went on to slap the man and warnhim, "You may have walked over me. You may or may not live a life ofcontent. But know that I will definitely lead a wonderful life right in front ofyou. Also, beware because I won’t spare you either."
The couple is now reportedly married.