But in this conservative rural society marrying within your clan is taboo.
So the village council decreed that the offending family should dispose off their property and leave the area.
Villagers had armed themselves with staffs and had threatened the young man’s family.
Police officers were called in to break up the gathering.
[Rajiv Deswal, Police Chief]:
"The situation is normal and under control… we have taken adequate measures to provide full proof security to the family of Ravindra. We will not allow anyone to harm the property and family members."
Trouble broke out after 24-year-old Ravindra Gehlot of Dharana village married Shilpa Kadyan against the wishes of the village elders.
The village council decreed that the Gehlot family should dispose off their property and leave the area by Sunday and also asked other villagers to shun them.
Heavy police deployment was ordered in the area as villagers armed with staffs started gathering, threatening the life of Gehlot's family.
Many were injured when police charged armed villagers who began to march to Gehlot's house.
Village counsels in Haryana are notorious for ordering this kind of outlash against couple who marry within the same clan.