Ajmer: A bridegroom and his father have been arrested for allegedly demanding dowry, police in Ajmer said on Monday (Nov 29, 2004).

Dinesh and Mithulal demanded Rs 2 lakh and a car from Kishan Mehrania, bride Hemalatha's father, police said.

After refusing to go ahead with the marriage, Hemalatha, a post-graduate, told reporters she will now consider matrimony only after she is in a position to support herself.

Last year, a similar case had hit headlines when Nisha Sharma of Noida refused to marry after the groom's family allegedly demanded dowry.