Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district ran away from the marriage venue as he did not get the required dowry, police said.
The incident took place at a mass marriage event in Sharifapur village of the district in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharam Pal Singh.
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The groom was among the 144 couples getting married at Chief Minister’s mass marriage programme on Saturday.
According to the police officials, the groom left the ‘mandap’ for a minute on the pretext of getting a glass of water and disappeared from the wedding venue.
When he did not return, a massive search was conducted but he could not be traced.
The girl’s mother later told the officials that the groom had demanded a motorcycle in dowry.
“When she (bride) expressed her inability citing financial constraint, he (groom) planned the exit and fled away,” an official said.