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Families carry out wedding for statues of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ couple after they both die

The families of a "Romeo and Juliet" couple who both died after they were refused permission to wed have married statues of the pair in a ceremony.

Ranjana Padvi and Ganesh Padvi, both from India, were devastated when their parents refused to accept their relationship and forbade them from marrying.

They took their own lives last August in Newala Village, Gujarat State.

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