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I-T comes calling after video shows Rajasthan tea-seller giving Rs 1 crore dowry

I-T comes calling after video shows Rajasthan tea-seller giving Rs 1 crore dowry

Thursday, April 13, 2017 IST

A tea stall owner got the taxman’s notice when he allegedly paid a dowry of Rs 1 crore at his daughters’ wedding on April five, persisted the outskirts of the Rajasthan capital.

Leela Ram Gujjar, United Nations agency owns a tea stall at Bhiwadi in Alwar district, married off six of his daughters at the ceremony and 4 of them were allegedly underage.

Law prohibits women beneath eighteen from obtaining married, whereas giving and taking dower may be a serious offence that pulls imprisonment of not but 5 years.The taxation department swung into action when a video got wide coverage on social media, supposedly showing the tea-seller count bundles of money ahead of wedding guests within the Kotaputali space close to Jaipur.

He was allegedly paying dower to members of the bridegrooms’ family.

Gujjar has been asked to look at taxation workplace in Jaipur, and justify however he missed such a lot money. He can get to manufacture documents to point out the supply of cash. After the video went microorganism, police Associate in Nursingd district administration officers launched an inquiry. however, Gujjar couldn't be derived.

Gujjar had written the names of 2 of his daughters on the marriage card. They were adults. however, we tend to square measure investigation reports that he got his minor daughters married too. he's on the run,” sub-divisional functionary Suresh Choudhary aforementioned.

The video is allegedly from the “vidai” ritual, once the bride bids farewell to her family.