This baraat raises the wedding bar(s)

It may not have been as magnificent as Connie's wedding in The Godfather, or the pre-wedding bash. But this week's matrimonial masterpiece featuring gangster Kala Jathedi, a.k.a. Sandeep, and Rajasthan's 'lady don' Anuradha Choudhary, a.k.a. Madam Minz, was a spectacle. Sandeep and MM are members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. They were arrested in 2021. While MM is on bail, Sandeep is in Tihar. So, when the duo decided to get hitched in Delhi, bandobast had to be bulletproof. And who better to spice up the baraat list than Delhi Police? Over 200 wardiwalas kept a hawk-eye on the gangster gala, with metal detectors, CCTVs, drones and commandos. And there was the latest must-have in Indian weddings: barcode bands. No vehicle without the golden pass got anywhere near this Fort Knox. All this security circus wasn't just for the paparazzi. It was a master plan to ensure the groom stayed put on mandap, and that the only drama came from the dance floor, not rival gangs crashing the party.

Sure, journos had a field day covering this spectacle. But let's be honest - it was a stroke of genius for Delhi Police. But who needs a PR team when you can strut into a wedding like this, flex crowd-control muscles, and declare in a soft SRK tone - with arms outstretched (to check the wrist bands - 'With You, For You, Always'.