Delhi groom's mother held over dowry demand
Press Trust of India, Wednesday May 26, 2010, New Delhi
Dreams of a new life were shattered at the last minute for a young woman in
New Delhi as the groom called off the marriage when her family could not meet
the demand for a car just hours ahead of the ceremony.
But her brother's resolve landed the groom's 52-year-old mother in the police
net for allegedly demanding an 'Alto' car and refusing to go ahead with the
planned marriage.
The incident took place at Nizampur in Kanjhawla area of Outer Delhi two days
ago and the arrested woman has been identified as Kamla, the mother of an MTNL
peon Ajay whose marriage was fixed for May 23, police said on Tuesday.
Devender, the brother of the bride, had gone to Ajay's house hours before the
marriage after he received a call from them, Deputy Commissioner of Police
(Outer) Chhaya Sharma said. The girl's family resides in south Delhi's
Mahipalpur.
His statement was recorded in which he claimed that his sister's marriage was
fixed with Ajay for May 23. The engagement was done a day before and her family
had handed over various article to Ajay's family, Devender claimed.
The articles included bed, TV, fridge, sofa, washing machine, gold chain
weighing 15 gms for Ajay, five gram gold ear rings for Ajay's mother, 15 gram
gold chain for sister-in-law, sewing machine, watch, 71 utensils, 40 pairs of
shirts and trousers and desert cooler among other things.
On May 23, Sharma said, the girl's family made arrangements for the marriage and
reception at a community hall in Vasant Vihar for around 1,200 people, police
said.
"However, at around 4 pm, Devender received a call from Kamla and was asked to
reach their house. Kamla, her two sons Amit and Parveen, her daughter and uncle
were present and they demanded a car as dowry. They told him that the marriage
will be solemnised only if the demand of car would be fulfilled," Sharma said.
Devender told them that they cannot fulfill the demand as they were not in a
financial position to buy a car.
"Kamla then refused to go ahead with the marriage. Ajay also did not pay heed to
their requests and remained unavailable for the girl's family. Devender has
spent Rs 4.5 lakh for the arrangements of reception," Sharma said.
It was then Devender made a call to police, who reached the spot and after
recording his statement arrested Kamla under Dowry Prohibition Act.
Kamla is a housewife having three sons and a daughter. Her husband, who was
serving in MTNL as junior engineer, has expired and Ajay got the job on
compassionate ground.
Courtesy: http://www.ndtv.com/news/cities/delhi-grooms-mother-held-over-dowry-demand-27828.php