A man named P Vikram Naidu hailing from Hyderabad had agreed to marry a girl from Machavaram, whose parents had even agreed to pay a dowry of Rs.10 lakh. However, a couple of days before the wedding, Naidu reportedly told the girl he would marry her only if her parents gave him another Rs.5 lakh as she was "heavy". The groom even suggested that she should reduce 20 kg of her weight if she does not want to pay up.
This man demanded additional dowry of Rs.5 lakh from the parents of a bride claiming the girl was obese, in an incident that led to protests outside the Machavaram police station. The girl's parents sought help from Machavaram police and local CPI leaders. When the city CPI secretary Donepudi Shankar approached the police, sub-inspector Ramesh has misbehaved with him and tried to push him out of the station, leading to a massive protest by CPI activists in the city.
With the protest showing no sign of abating, the city police commissioner intervened. The activists, however, demanded the suspension of the sub-inspector. This dowry should be abolished totally so as to save a woman’s life from threat. The government should act on the issue so as to prevent these incidents happening in future.
