A man and his mother were on Friday booked for allegedly demanding dowry from his fiancee's family. The woman and with her mother approached the Mira Road police and filed a case against the man and his family for calling off the wedding after they refused to meet his demands. "Our family is based in Rajasthan. In early 2018, when I was looking for a groom for my youngest daughter, I was introduced to this family by a common priest,” said the mother of the bride, in her statement to the police.

The man, in his late 20s, works with a private firm and lives with his family in Andheri. After a couple of meetings, the two families decided to get them engaged. "The two got engaged on July 7, 2018. Later, when we went to meet them in at their residence, the groom’s mother demanded Rs 5 lakh in cash. I thought that my daughter should be happy with her new family, so I didn’t give a thought and gave them the cash in our next meeting," the mother said in her statement.