Odishatv Bureau

Angul: Does education broaden mindset? Certainly not an answer in the affirmative given incidents like the one reported from Angul district where a software engineer kept his fiancé waiting to no avail just because the bride’s family failed to pay Rs 1 crore dowry!

The incident happened Wednesday night, following which the  bride knocked the doors of police seeking justice for herself and her family.

According to reports, the girl is a software engineer in Bangalore and the boy also in the same profession based in the US.

The couple was scheduled to get married on Wednesday at a Kalyan Mandap in Tamada area with all the preparations completed. However, despite waiting for hours, the groom did not turn up for the wedding after his last-minute demand of Rs 1 crore as dowry was not fulfilled.

“We had earlier paid Rs 20 lakh and all of a sudden the groom demanded another Rs 1 crore. As my father was unable to pay the amount, he did not turn up for the marriage,” said the girl.

SDPO Harihar Pani on the other hand stated that a case has been registered basing on the complaint filed by the bride’s family and necessary action will be taken as per law.

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