Hyderabad: Taking a leaf from Bollywood, a lovelorn girl in Andhra Pradesh perched on a water tank on Sunday, threatening to jump if her paramour did not marry her on the spot.
The famous 'suicide' scene from Sholay was recreated in Godavarikhani town in Karimnagar district, about 150 km from Hyderabad, with Dharmendra's role played by local girl Sandhya, 22.
Sandhya, who was allegedly ditched by her lover, stood on a 20-metre high water tank and threatened to jump down if Srinivas did not marry her.
With one leg dangling from the tank, the girl brought the entire town to a standstill. Police and civil officials came rushing to persuade her to come down. An official even promised to arrange the wedding, but the girl refused to budge.
As tension mounted and hundreds of people gathered on the ground holding their breath, the police began a frantic search for Srinivas, an employee in a private company.
However, even his arrival did not bring down Sandhya, who insisted that he come up and marry her on the water tank itself. As the whole town watched and TV cameras covered the event, Srinivas climbed up with two garlands.
After the exchange of garlands, the newly-weds came down, ending a two-hour drama. Sandhya and Srinivas were said to have had an affair, which ran into trouble when he did not tie the knot.
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