Brother marries sister-in-law to support her family

AHMEDABAD: Out of sheer responsibility, a younger brother married his sister-in-law who was widowed within a year of her marriage in Dhoraji town in Rajkot district. The girl, Komal Agrawat bore a child out of her first marriage and had gone into depression with the tremendous responsibility ahead ofnher. It was then that her brother-in-law Jayesh Agrawat volunteered to marry her.
It was in 2009 that Komal was married to Hitesh Agrawat , who used to work as a clerk in the Junagadh RTO office. After almost a year of their marriage Hitesh died of a heart attack--Komal was devastated. She was pregnant with Hitesh child. She mustered the courage and gave birth to Dishanth, but a huge responsibility lay ahead of her. It was then that Jayesh came forward and asked for Komal's hand in marriage.
"Komal's father Amrutlal ensured that everything goes of well during the celebrations. The entire community had come in support of the marriage. The Agrawats were proud of their son Jayesh who stood up for the family. It was indeed a bold step," claimed a relative close to Komal's family.