A 21 year old died during their wedding and the bride is in critical condition after both consume poison after an altercation during the ceremony, in central India, the authorities reported Thursday.

After consuming the poison, the groom informed the bride during the ceremony and, as soon as she found out, she also drank it, the police from the town of kanadiain the city of Indore, where the event occurred.

Doctors declared the man dead upon arrival at the hospital, while the condition of the 20-year-old woman is very serious and is on life support. Deputy Police Inspector Manoj Hirband, indicated that “the couple had been in a relationship for seven years, and the young woman pressured the boy to get married but he did not want to.”

“Later, both parties reached an agreement and both were ready to get married. On Tuesday, the wedding day, the boyfriend caught poison and drank itwhen the girlfriend found out, she also drank it,” he explained.

He forced marriage is illegal and sentenced in India. Yet it happens all too often in this country, especially with women, seen as a burden on some families that is only alleviated by marriage.

Although “love” marriages have been gaining popularity in India, most families continue to prefer arranged marriages, which allow bride and groom and parents to choose candidates based on factors such as caste, age, and social status.