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(original title: explanation on the internet rumor that "a man was asked to pay a gift of 180,000 yuan for marrying a bride")

screenshot of video of man climbing into wedding car to prevent it from leaving

recently, a video of "a man being asked for a gift of 180,000 yuan for marrying a bride" was circulated on the internet, attracting the attention of netizens and the media. the huaibin county party committee and county government attached great importance to it and immediately established a joint investigation team composed of the propaganda department, civil affairs bureau, public security bureau, gudui township party committee and government, and other departments to quickly carry out investigation and handling. after investigation, on october 1, a wedding was held between huang (groom) and chen (bride), residents of gudui village, huaibin county. during the reception process, because the groom transferred 188,000 yuan in gift money to the bride’s personal bank account, the bride’s family thinking that he had not received the gift money directly, he stopped the wedding car from leaving. the public security department rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the alarm, and the bride was successfully married. hougudui township and the public security department reprimanded the bride's brother for his behavior and organized mediation between the two parties. the groom paid the bride's family 30,000 yuan for the dowry, and the two parties involved reached a settlement.

on the afternoon of october 6, huaibin county held a county-wide special meeting to strengthen publicity and guidance, promote the change of customs, and resolutely prevent such problems from happening again.

thank you to the media and all sectors of society for their attention and supervision. at the same time, please treat it rationally and do not believe or spread rumors.

huaibin county joint investigation team

october 7, 2024

previously reported:

official response to "the bride's brother and sister-in-law asked for an extra 180,000 yuan in gift but failed to stop the train": there are discrepancies in the details

recently, a video of a henan couple getting married, in which the bride's brother temporarily asked for an additional gift of 180,000 yuan, then climbed into the wedding car to block it, attracted attention on the internet. on october 6, government staff in gudui township, huaibin county, xinyang, henan, where the incident occurred, said that relevant departments had intervened to handle the matter. staff from the propaganda department of huaibin county party committee said that this incident happened, but the details were different.

this incident initially attracted attention when netizens posted related videos on short video platforms. the video shows that at a wedding reception, the groom first pulled the bride out of her natal house, walked through the crowd and took her to the car, and instructed the driver to drive. however, a suspected male family member of the bride soon followed him and lay directly on the engine of the vehicle. the cover was blocked, blocking the movement of vehicles, and people nearby kept trying to dissuade them but to no avail.

screenshot of video shows someone climbing into wedding car

later, another female family member suspected of being the bride stood in front of the car to block it. the video shows that the police from the local police station came to the scene to deal with the matter. the man who had climbed into the car lay directly on the ground. the police said during the mediation process that he was "free to marry."

the man who climbed into the car lay directly on the ground

according to the poster, the person who blocked the vehicle was the bride's brother and sister-in-law, who came forward to stop the vehicle because they wanted to increase the bride price by rmb 180,000 but failed.

on october 6, xiaoxiang morning news reporter could not find the original video on the short video platform.

according to public media reports, staff at the police station in gudui township, huaibin county, xinyang, henan, where the incident occurred, said they were aware of the incident and the bride had been picked up.

a reporter from the xiaoxiang morning news also noticed that on the 6th, several self-media in xinyang published an article titled "explanation of the public opinion on "the bride's brother and sister-in-law temporarily increased the betrothal gift of 180,000 yuan". the explanation was signed to the gudui township government of huaibin county.

the article stated that on the morning of october 1, 2024, a social platform user posted a video about the bride’s brother and sister-in-law temporarily adding a bride price of 180,000 yuan. both the man and woman in the online video were residents of gudui village.

the article stated that when the man accepted the bride, he refused to let his sister get married because the bride price was transferred to the woman's bank card instead of cash to her brother's and sister-in-law's home. the brother and sister-in-law then lay on the wedding car and prevented it from leaving, causing crowds to watch and affecting the marriage. traffic was stopped, and the gudui township police station subsequently dispatched police. although no casualties have occurred so far, the impact has been extremely bad. the public security department will reprimand or detain his brother and sister-in-law in accordance with laws and regulations. gudui township and county civil affairs bureau have stepped up positive publicity and guidance on changing customs and resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again.

a reporter from xiaoxiang morning news called the propaganda department of huaibin county party committee. the staff said that this incident did happen, but there were some discrepancies in the details. since the situation statement was issued by the gudui township government, reporters are advised to consult the township government.

a person on duty at gudui township government told reporters that the relevant departments are already handling the matter. he did not know the specific circumstances of the matter or whether the above statement was issued by the township government.