New Delhi: A man in Telangana cancelled his marriage after he reportedly found that "old" furniture was given by the bride's family in dowry, news agency PTI reported citing police. The groom did not turn up for the wedding, which was scheduled on Sunday, February 19th.
A complaint was lodged against the groom by the bride’s father and a case has been registered in the incident. As per the report, the groom works as a bus driver
Talking with the media, the bride's father said that the groom's father misbehaved with him when he had gone to their house.
"They said the items which they had asked for were not given and the furniture was also old. They refused to come. I had arranged for the feast for the wedding and invited all the relatives and guests. But the groom did not come for his wedding," the bride's father said, as quoted by PTI.
The groom's family had expected furniture among other items as dowry, but as used furniture was reportedly given by the bride's family, the groom's family rejected it, police said based on the complaint, quoted PTI.
The police added that the groom’s family did not turn up on the day of the wedding.
According to the police, a case under relevant sections of the IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act was registered and further investigations were on.
In another case, a former village sarpanch in Gujarat's Mehsana district showered cash on a mob assembled in front of his residence on Sunday.
The ex-sarpanch of Agol village in Gujarat's Kekri tehsil was observed showering Rs 500 rupee notes on a mob gathered beneath the house. According to accounts, money was thrown as part of a wedding celebration for Agol sarpanch Karim Yadav's nephew, Razak.
The video shows the family strewing notes ranging from Rs 10 to Rs 500 from the balcony and terrace. Guests and attendees were also observed taking notes while dancing to the music.
Razak, previous Sarpanch Karim Yadav's nephew, was on a wedding procession in the village when the former sarpanch and his family members went to the rooftop and showered money on everybody gathered to witness the celebrations.
The video, which has now gone viral on social media sites, shows the former sarpanch and his family members pouring Rs 500 notes on those gathered to celebrate. The footage shows them showering money from the house's rooftop.