Groom Held Hostage

A dowry demand got a groom and his brother in trouble with the bride's family holding them hostage and the panchayat asking the man to transfer a land to the woman as a punishment.

Four persons, including the bridegroom and his brother, were held hostage by the bride's family after they demanded more dowry in Hathin village of Palwal district in Haryana.

A marriage party was held hostage by the bride side after the groom and his family walked out of the marriage following a tiff over some issue, police said in Firozabad on Sunday.

A dowry demand got a groom and his brother in trouble with the bride's family holding them hostage and the panchayat asking the man to transfer a land to the woman as a punishment.

Four persons, including the bridegroom and his brother, were held hostage by the bride's family after they demanded more dowry in Hathin village of Palwal district in Haryana.

A marriage party was held hostage by the bride side after the groom and his family walked out of the marriage following a tiff over some issue, police said in Firozabad on Sunday.