Adamant Bihar groom’s video ‘demanding dowry’ goes viral, fact-check reveals it was staged by actors

“Abhi tak humko cash nahi mila hai. Samaan sab gachha huya tha woh nahi mila hai. Ek chain gachha huya tha woh bhi nahi mila hai (I have not received the cash till now. I have not got all the things that were promised. Even the chain hasn’t come),” the groom says.

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“Toh kis aadhaar par hum shaadi kare? (So, on what basis do I get married),” he continues, even threatening to take his wedding party back without marrying the woman. When countered by the person capturing the incident on camera that it’s wrong to ask for dowry, the groom retorts, “Kaun kehta hai ki dahej nahi chalta hai (Who says dowry is not practised)?”

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The man goes on to claim that dowry is a known practice and people got wind of his case, only because he didn’t receive it and there was a commotion. As he continued to threaten, the bride was heard saying that most of his demands have been met and only Rs 1 lakh cash is left, which she said will be paid later. However, the groom is heard saying he has to be given everything “right now”, including the promised gold chain and ring.

The person behind the camera presses him again and questions him over his actions. The man replies, “Agar aisa hi baat tha toh apni aukaat wale ke saath sochte. Sarkari naukri wale ke saath kyun kiya? (If this was going to happen they should have found someone belonging to their status. Why aim for people with a government job)?”.

According to AltNews, the video was first posted on a Facebook page named Divya Vikram in February. The video is content created for a channel called Jai Mithila run by Vikram Mishra. Mishra, while talking to the media outlet said it was not a real wedding but a scenario acted by two actors identified as Amit and Rani.

“Both Amit and Rani are husband and wife and work together,” the report added, saying the couple has acted in several such videos for the channel before.

The video might be staged but it started a conversation online.

Correction: The story has been updated to reflect the fact check.