Bridegroom arrested after father demands dowry
May 13th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A bridegroom landed behind bars after his father allegedly demanded dowry just before the marriage ceremony was to begin, police said.
Avinetra, 25, a resident of Nangloi in west Delhi, was formally engaged to a girl April 16 and their marriage was scheduled Wednesday. “The bridegroom with ‘baratis’ arrived at the bride’s place at Geeta Colony in East Delhi and exchanged the garland,” said a police officer.
Just before the marriage was about to take place, Avinetra’s father Laxmi Narayan demanded Rs.20 lakh cash for a car and a television, alleged the bride’s mother Sunita Devi.
“When the bride’s family failed to convince Laxmi Narayan, they thrashed Avinetra for being a mute spectator and grabbed both father and son and took them to the Geeta Colony police station at around 4 a.m.,” said the officer.
The bride’s family alleged that they had met all the demands from the bridegroom’s side before the engagement took place but the latter suddenly asked for dowry.
“After taking all the statements of both the families, we registered a case of dowry and arrested the bridegroom,” said the officer.
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