Bihar man catches wife with boyfriend, gets them married: 'They were deeply in love'

The matter came to light after Chandan Kumar was caught red-handed with Khushboo Kumari in the middle of the night. Khushboo had been married to Rajesh Kumar in 2021. The couple have a son. (Representational image)

A man in Bihar got his wife married to his boyfriend after he discovered their affair. The wedding took place earlier this week in Ramnagar village of Lakhisarai district. The man, 26-year-old Rajesh Kumar, told the Times of India that he consented to the marriage because his wife and her boyfriend were deeply in love with each other.

Khushboo Kumari, 22, had been in a relationship with Chandan Kumar, 24, before she got married to Rajesh Kumar in 2021. The two continued their relationship even after Khushboo bore a son. Their relationship came to light recently after Rajesh Kumar was caught red-handed when he had come to visit Khushboo in the middle of the night.

The next day, Rajesh took Chandan and Khushboo to meet the village elders and consented to their marriage. "They love each other deeply and continued to care for each other all this time so I decided to marry my wife to her boyfriend to make them happy," Rajesh told reporters. "I wish them both a happy married life."

Speaking to the media after a traditional ceremony at the local temple, Khushboo admitted that she had been in a relationship with Chandan for years and thanked Rajesh for allowing them to be together.

"He agreed to get us married after I was discovered with my boyfriend. Now, I will stay with my new husband," the Times of India quoted her as saying.

Her two-year-old son Ayush, however, will continue to stay with Rajesh's family. "We can't live without him. He is our only source of happiness," Rajesh's mother told the publication.

Bihar man marries mother-in-law after family discovers their affair

In a similar incident in April, a man in Bihar was made to marry his mother-in-law after his father-in-law discovered their affair. The couple also underwent a court marriage.

The incident happened in Heer Moti village of Banka. Sikandar Yadav, 45, agreed to being in a romantic relationship with his mother-in-law Geeta Devi, 55. Yadav -- who has two children -- had moved in with his in-laws after the death of his wife. During this period he and Geeta grew close to each other.

When Geeta Devi's husband Dileshwar Darve became suspicious, he investigated it and caught the couple red-handed. Darve informed the panchayat about this and even Yadav admitted that he was in love with his mother-in-law in front of the panchayat and other villagers. Speaking to reporters, he said he had happily consented to the marriage.