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In which country is the custom of groom kidnapping common?

In some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the victims of kidnapping are sometimes not brides, but grooms. Such a measure is resorted to by the fathers of girls who cannot raise money for a fairly large dowry.

The kidnapped are often brought to the marriage ceremony at gunpoint and bound, and after signing the documents, it is no longer possible to demand a dowry.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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