The Islamist no-fun police strike again.

Via Deccan Chronicle:

A group of people, who claim to be linked to a Talibani outfit in Lakhimpur Kheri district, have issued a diktat under which no wedding will take place in the area at night and those found flouting their orders will be punished with 100 whip-lashes.

The outfit, which still does not have a formal name, has instilled fear among the local people and all weddings in the Palia area, along the UP-Nepal border, have either been postponed or are being held in broad daylight.

Some people approached the police officials of the area who have ordered action against the persons issuing the diktat but no one has been identified so far.

“Some local influential people are a part of this outfit and if we take their names, we will have to face the consequences. Even the police know who they are but they are avoiding action,” said a local school teacher who has shifted the venue of his daughter’s wedding to Kanpur, where his relatives live.

The school teacher, who requested anonymity, said that as soon as he booked marriage hall for the wedding, representatives form the outfit came to his house and began pulling him out for the 100 whip lashes.

“I begged for mercy and promised to toe their line. Almost overnight, we decided to shift the venue of the wedding to Kanpur where my relatives made all the arrangements within two days. The groom’s family also cooperated with us and now the wedding will be held on May 12,” the father said.