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- Three cousins in Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh, admitted before the Child Welfare Committee that a viral video showing them marrying one young man was a staged prank.
- They said they made the video, depicting rituals like sindoor daan and pheras at the Chamunda temple, to gain cheap popularity and social media followers.
- The priests had denied any such wedding took place, and the women delayed admitting the truth out of fear of action from police and Hindu organisations after controversy grew.
- The CWC sought reports from the local police station and district probation office and recorded the women's written statements confirming no marriage occurred.
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- Any police or legal action against the women for the fabricated video
- Whether the CWC's follow-up inquiry after seeking reports from the police station and probation office leads to further findings
- Whether temple priests or the municipality chairman seen in the video face or raise further issues
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Named India · Amroha · Chamunda Temple · Dauriya · Hasanpur · Uttar Pradesh · Atulesh Bharadwaj · Child Welfare Committee · Devika (alias Savitri) · Hindu organizations · Police
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