Aurangabad man demands 21 tortoises, black labrador as dowry, booked
New Delhi, July 22
The Aurangabad police registered a case against an Aurangabad man and his family for demanding 21 tortoises and a black Labrador as dowry.
The police said that the man got engaged to a woman on February 10 this year at a hall in Ramanagar area. Before the engagement, the bride's family had given Rs 2 lakh cash and 10 grams of gold as dowry to the groom's family, the police said.
However, after the engagement, the groom's family allegedly started demanding 21 tortoises, one black Labrador dog, a Buddha statue, a samai lamp stand and Rs 10 lakh, which they said would be used to get her a job after marriage.
The bride's family expressed helplessness to meet the demands, after which the groom's family called off the marriage.
The bride's father lodged an FIR under section 420, 406 and 34 of IPC for criminal breach of trust and cheating against the groom and his family members.
The police are further investigating the case against the groom and his family.
