A groom-to-be whose marriage was fixed with a girl from Machavaram, demanded additional dowry of Rs.5 lakh from the parents of the bride claiming the girl was obese.
The accused P Vikram Naidu is a native of Hyderabad he had agreed to marry a girl whose parents had even agreed to pay a dowry of Rs.10 lakh. However, a couple of days before the wedding, Naidu reportedly told the girl he would marry her only if her parents gave him another Rs.5 lakh as she was “heavy”. The groom even suggested that she should shed 20 kg if she does not want to pay up.
The girl’s parents lodged a complaint with Machavaram police followed by a protest.