After initial rituals, the bride, who is a graduate, suspected the groom to be illiterate. (Representational image: Thinkstock)

His inability to count had cost a would-be-groom his marriage as the bride refused to tie the knot in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.The incident took place on Friday when the groom, Manoj, was to get married in Maritar village in Ballia.However, after initial rituals, the bride, who is a graduate, suspected the groom to be illiterate, the girl's family said.

The girl then asked him to count currency notes in which he failed after which she refused to marry him.As a dispute arose between the two parties, a panchayat was called in the village after which the kin of the groom left for Bihar, Bansdeeh area SO, Vashisth Narayan said.