A bride in India walked away from her wedding minutes before she was due to marry because the groom could not add up.
Relatives of the couple had gathered together at the wedding venue and preparations had begun in Kanpur Dehat, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
But the bride was suspicious of groom Ram Baran's apparent qualifications and her cousin tested him out with the question: What is 15 plus six?
He replied: "17". The answer, in case you're having a tough day, is 21.
That, as far as the bride was concerned, was that.
She left the scene just when as the wedding was about to be solemnised, saying she could not marry an uneducated person.
Her father Mohar Singh said: "Any class one student must be able to solve the simple problem asked by us.
"The family of the groom had kept us in the dark about the youth's qualifications. It was a very embarrassing situation for all of us as we had come with all preparations and it was a matter of social prestige as well. We have been cheated."
The groom's family tried to persuade her into going ahead with the ceremony but she would not agree.
Eventually, local police were brought in to mediate and presents and jewellery that had been exchanged before the wedding were all returned.
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