22 Apr 2008, 0330 hrs IST
,Asseem Shaikh,TNN
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PUNE: One has heard of marriages getting cancelled over demands for dowry. It is seldom that a marriage is called off over an issue as trivial as the demand for serving a specific delicacy, in this case aam ras, to the relatives of the groom. However, this did happen on April 17 at the Shivshankar marriage hall in Mukundgenagar area of Pune during a marriage function involving the city-based Bhise family and the Botalji family from Talegaon-Dabhade.
The daughter of the Bhises was being married to the Botaljis' son. Just before the ceremony, the Botaljis demanded that their relatives be served aam ras. The Bhises expressed their inability on grounds that the menu for the occasion was decided between the two parties a long time ago and it was not possible to arrange for aam ras at the last moment. This led to the cancellation of the marriage. One of the relatives from the groom's side filed a complaint and the Khadak police are investigation now.
According to the police, the Botaljis walked out of the marriage hall despite the Bhises making repeated pleas against the cancellation of the marriage. However, the police said both the parties are from well-to-do families.
SI Rajendra Vibhandik said police have recorded statements of some people who were present at the function for verifying the allegations.
The daughter of the Bhises was being married to the Botaljis' son. Just before the ceremony, the Botaljis demanded that their relatives be served aam ras. The Bhises expressed their inability on grounds that the menu for the occasion was decided between the two parties a long time ago and it was not possible to arrange for aam ras at the last moment. This led to the cancellation of the marriage. One of the relatives from the groom's side filed a complaint and the Khadak police are investigation now.
According to the police, the Botaljis walked out of the marriage hall despite the Bhises making repeated pleas against the cancellation of the marriage. However, the police said both the parties are from well-to-do families.
SI Rajendra Vibhandik said police have recorded statements of some people who were present at the function for verifying the allegations.
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