In a bizzare incident, a wedding was cancelled by the bride’s family after a groom, and his family here in Gurugram allegedly demanded luxury and Rs 73 Lakh as dowry on the wedding day.

The groom had asked for a Fortuner car and Rs 73 Lakh.

According to the bride’s family, the groom made the demand on the wedding day during a ritual, and when they refused, the groom had reportedly warned that the wedding would not take place if his demands were not met.

The wedding was scheduled for February 25 at a marriage palace in Gurugram’s Bhangrola village.

According to the groom’s family, on February 25, the wedding procession of Chanchal, a bride from Bhangrola village, came from the groom Mohit’s Judaula village.

At around 2 o’clock in the night, when the rituals were being performed at the door of the marriage palace, the groom’s family demanded `1 Crore and a Fortuner in dowry.

At that time the groom’s uncle had even warned that he would not commit marriage if his demands were not met. The bride initially thought he was joking, but later, the groom’s side was adamant about his demands.

According to the bride’s father Sevaram, he had sent the marriage invitation ‘Lagan’ for his daughter on February 23.

At that time, he had given a Brezza car in dowry along with other household items but the bride’s family was shocked by the sudden demand of the groom’s side on the wedding day.

The girl’s family tried to convince the groom’s side for a long time, but they were not listened to. The village sarpanch also folded his hands in front of them but they did not pay heed and were adamant on their demands.

After several hours of prayer, the bride’s side broke the marriage, and they stopped the groom’s side in the marriage palace itself.

They demanded the return of the Brezza car and the money given in the dowry. The bride side had spent more than `70 Lakh on wedding expenses.

After 15 hours, the wedding procession returned without the bride.

The very next day on February 26, a panchayat of Bhangrola and Judaula villages was held. In this meeting, it was decided that the groom’s side would return `73 Lakh to the bride’s family. Since the groom’s side did not have the money, they had to agree on a plot and a house. This amount was given by Manoj Yadav, a resident of Sadharana village after an agreement.

To settle the matter, the groom’s family mortgaged their four-kanal land in Fazilpur Badli and a two-storey house built in a 220-yard plot in Judaula village.

According to the police, the groom, Mohit, is studying MBBS from a private institute. Chanchal is doing Junior Basic Training (JBT).

The bride’s father is a constable in Delhi Police and is retired from the Indian Army.

“We had received information on February 25 night that an altercation had occurred between the groom’s and the bride’s family in Bhangrola village during a wedding. The police team reached the spot to sort out the matter.

A written agreement has been reached between the two parties and the matter was resolved at their level. No official complaint was made out in this regard,” Inspector Virender, station house officer (SHO) of the Kherki Daula Police Station, said.