A day that is supposed to be joyful has been turned unfortunate after a bride was arrested on her wedding day over alleged criminal activities.
According to reports, the wedding reception was held on Saturday, August 20 at Kakiika Technical School in Mbarara City of Uganda when a group of police officers picked up the bride, Ms. Christine Natuhera on allegations that she stole money from her previous workplace.
Her manager at Centenary Bank, Mirembe Henry, had accused her of stealing from the company. It was gathered that the case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence.
However, after opening the case again in August, the regional chief decided to charge the woman with theft and order her arrest
The Police said that the officers involved caused a ‘public nuisance’, and even transported the bride to jail using her ex-boss’s vehicle.
“The guests attempted to stop them. One woman grabbed my wife by the hair and pulled her out of the structure,” Mr. Tumukunde said Monday, August 22.
“She spent the night in the cell. Our guests waited at the reception up to 1 am on Sunday as we struggled to secure her release,” Mr. Tumukunde said
The police have now apologized in a press release
The Rwizi police region commander, Mr. Ezekiel Emitu Ebapu, accused his officers of conflict of interest and apologized for how the bride was handled.
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“That incident was very unfortunate. They should have waited for her to finish her function and then arrest her,” Mr. Emitu said
The release added:
“The arrest was disgraceful in front of the groom, family, friends, guests, and in-laws
“It turned out that what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life ended in a nightmare.
“They caused a public nuisance act when they barged into a wedding function, arrested the bride on a sanctioned file of theft of shs8 million and dropped her at the Police Station in Mbarara and detained her.” Fred Enanga said
“It happened on August,20 at around 8 pm during Christine Natuhwera’s wedding reception at Kakiika Technical Institute in Mbarara.”
Police later released an update on the officers involved in the arrest, stating that one of the officers involved in the arrest is now in jail while three others are on the run
