LUCKNOW: The groom and his friends were held captive and their heads tonsured by the girl’s family after they demanded

in Khurrmanagar area of

in Lucknow on Monday.

According to police, Abdul Kalam of Barabanki was to be married to a girl at Saheed Zia-ul-Haq park in Khurramnagar locality on Sunday night.

However, when the ‘baarat’ reached with about 150 people in the park then the groom started demanding gold as dowry. “He also demanded an

TVS bike instead of Pulsar bike which was being offered by the girl’s family,” said the police. This resulted in a heated exchange of words between the girl’s father and the groom.

Following which Kalam decided to call-off the marriage and leave. In the meantime, some of the residents who had gathered along with the members of the girl’s family caught hold of the groom and his aides and took them to a room and tonsured their heads. Some members of the bride’s family then informed UP 100.

SHO Indiranagar Mukul Verma said that the police were informed at around 12.30 am on Monday. Soon after the information a police team rushed to the spot. It first freed the groom and his aides.

He also added that we tried to pacify family members from both sides but they remained adamant. “An FIR under dowry harassment law has been registered against the groom and his parents,” added Verma.