Groom, parents arrested for demanding dowry

Pravin Prakash Bane (28) was scheduled to get married yesterday to the girl whom he loved.

However, he and his parents allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh from the girl's parents even as both the sides had assembled at a marriage hall to begin the wedding ceremony, Vishnu Nagar police station assistant sub-inspector Maruti Bhor said.

When the groom and his family refused to budge from their demand, the irked relatives of the bride then caught hold of the groom, a software engineer, and thrashed him before taking him and his parents to the police station.

Later, a complaint was lodged following which Pravin and his parents - Prakash Bane and Chayyan Bane - were arrested.