Police investigation follows viral image of twins marrying the same man in Maharashtra

Atul Uttam Autade married sisters Rinki and Pinki Padgaonkar on Friday in a grand ceremony in Solapur, Maharashtra . The wedding has been abandoned by a police probe that could send Atul to jail .

New Delhi: The bizarre marriage of twins to the same man in Maharashtra has sparked headlines, but also enraged the police, who have opened an investigation.Atul Uttam Autade, a Mumbai travel agency, married sisters Rinki and Pinki Padgaonkar on Friday in a grand ceremony in Solapur, Maharashtra.A video shows Atul being lifted by friends and attempting to avoid the garlands from his two brides.According to sources, Atul and the twins knew each other since they were children, according to senior police officer Shirish Sardeshpande, who said that a non-cognisable offence case under IPC section 494 (marrying again when spouse is alive) was registered against Atul Awtade on December 2.He is said to have gotten closer to both the sisters when they took their mother to the hospital in his SUV.

According to a parent, they both fell in love with Atul, who opted to marry both of them.Inexplicably, Pinki and Rinki, both IT specialists, decided to marry the same man.In wedding photos and videos, they are seen smiling as they flank Atul, wearing identical blue, red, and gold sarees.According to sources, their families did not protest.Now the marriage has been abandoned by a police probe that could send Atul to jail.

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