In India, it is illegal to demand dowry; However, people still continue to give it. They often give their daughter expensive gifts on the wedding day. Here we have a shameful incident from Uttar Pradesh where a groom demanded a Hyundai Creta as dowry and when the bride’s family couldn’t afford or get a Creta, she offered a Maruti WagonR. The groom was not happy with the WagonR and called off the wedding.
Waited for the wedding procession. After the groom said “no,” there was a separation before the wedding and the bride cried.
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The groom liked the Creta car. The girl’s side brought Wagner. The angry groom did not come with the wedding procession. There was chaos in the girl’s house.UP: At Rasoolpur Dabhedi in Muzaffarnagar, a greedy groom… pic.twitter.com/ivWX0JkJeo
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The incident took place in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The bride’s family had gifted the groom a Maruti WagonR but he was not happy with it and demanded a Hyundai Creta. The groom identified as Amir Alam called off the wedding at the last moment. He also stopped the wedding procession from visiting the bride’s house when he realized that his demands were not being met.
According to reports available online, the bride’s family members came to know about it only at the last moment. They had taken all the precautions; However, they were shocked to learn that the groom had called off the wedding just because of the car. A video has been circulating online for a few days. In this video you can hear the girl who was supposed to get married talking about her experience.
She is seen explaining the whole thing while holding back tears. She mentions that her family had to suffer for no reason and the man who called off the wedding will face consequences for his actions. According to reports available online, the villagers have already filed a lawsuit against the man who called off the wedding because he did not receive the desired gift. The groom is said to have fled after coming to know that the police were involved in the matter.
The comments section below the video is full of reactions from users. Most of them blame the groom for canceling the wedding. Some of them even mention that this has become a common sight in many regions of Uttar Pradesh.
Demanding or giving a bribe is a serious criminal offense under the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the joint sessions of both Houses of Parliament and became an Act – the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 (28/1961). ) and received presidential approval on May 20, 1961.
In this Act, “dowry” means any property or valuable security given or agreed to either directly or indirectly by one spouse to the other spouse or by the parents of one spouse or by any other person, to either spouse or to another Person.
In this case, the groom requested a bigger car and called off the wedding when he didn’t receive his gift. Although there are reports that a case has been initiated against the groom, exact details are missing. This is not the first time we have come across such a shameful incident on the Internet. There were even cases where the bride was often mistreated in her husband’s house because of dowry.
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