According to the police, Sumit Shivhare, the groom, demanded ‘an additional’ Rs two lakh for bullet bike and air conditioner besides the “earlier settled” Rs 11 lakhs in dowry to complete the final ritual of the marriage.

Bhopal: A groom, a purported army jawan, literally turned the marriage altar a battle ground for allegedly being denied a bullet bike and an air conditioner in dowry in district headquarters town of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, by opening fire and thrashing his bride, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late on Friday night.

According to the police, Sumit Shivhare, the groom, demanded ‘an additional’ Rs two lakh for bullet bike and air conditioner besides the “earlier settled” Rs 11 lakhs in dowry to complete the final ritual of the marriage, exchange of garlands. He had allegedly created a ruckus at the marriage stage by brandishing his firearm and then opening blank fires when the members of the bride’s family expressed their inability to meet his fresh dowry demands.