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UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, June 2, 2003: Yet another marriage met a premature end on Monday when the bridegroom added a Maruti car to his list of dowry demands. However, the groom, his brother and father — all three who have been named in the complaint made by the girl’s family, have not yet been arrested. The incident occurred at New Ashoka Nagar in East district. Premlata was to be engaged to Yoginder, resident of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. However, Yoginder’s father, Bharat Singh Baghel called up the bride’s father, Sobran Singh Baghel and declared a new demand – a Maruti car. When Sobran Singh expressed his inability to meet the demand, the boy’s family called off the wedding. Satish Baghel, the bride’s brother said the groom had already been paid US$1,066 in cash. “There was no way we could afford to present a car,” he said. Satish complained to the police about the incident. Charges under Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act were registered against the groom, his brother Joginder and their father. Yoginder runs a hardware shop in Aligarh and teams have been sent to Uttar Pradesh to nab the accused.

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