Woman in Himachal Pradesh town sends back 'barat' after dowry demand
Una (HP), Feb 22: A woman from Bangana town of the Una district on Wednesday refused to marry a man and sent back the barat after he demanded dowry from her parents, police here said.
According to a family member of the woman, she was scheduled to marry a man from Galore in Hamirpur, who, when he came with barat, demanded from her family a car, a hefty amount of money, and gold jewellery.
When the bride heard about the dowry demand, she broke the marriage immediately and sent back the barat, the family member said.
A brother of the woman has lodged a complaint of dowry against the groom's family at Bangana Police Station, confirmed station in-charge, Baburam. The matter is being investigated, he added.
The woman broke the marriage at a time when the preparations to welcome to barat were in full swing and all the guests were there to join the feast, the family member said.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
