10. The woman who was locked in toilet for three years in dowry dispute
A 25-year-old woman in India was locked in a toilet for 3 years by her
husband and in-laws to force her household to spend more dowry.
Gunja Devi was finally rescued by police who discovered her in squalid
circumstances and unable to open her eyes from been kept in the dark for
so long.
Police said she sobbed when she was reunited with her parents, but
“heartbroken” when her 3-year-old daughter did not recognize her.
She was said to be in terrible condition and hungry, unable to see, dressed
in torn clothing with extremely long nails.
The woman’s husband and in-laws were arrested.
9.The four Pakistani sisters who committed suicide over dowry
In 2013, four sisters committed suicide after a row with their father who is
a poor farmer and could not afford dowries for them to get married. The
women threw themselves into a canal after arguing with their father in
Mailsi, a town in the rural southern part of the Punjab province. Five
sisters threw themselves into canal, but the fifth was pulled alive from the
water.
The women were aged 31, 35, 38, 43 and 45.
In Pakistan, the usual age for a woman’s marriage is between 18 to 28.
Anyone who gets older, faces difficulties finding a match
8.The man who was accused of selling his 14-year-old daughter for beer,
meat and Gatorade and said it was dowry
, a California man was arrested for arranging for his 14-year-old
daughter to marry a neighbor in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer,
and several cases of meat, police said.
Authorities in Greenfield, a farming community on California’s central
coast, learned of the deal after Marcelino de Jesus Martinez, 36, asked
them for help getting his daughter back after payment wasn’t made. He
was arrested and so was the intended groom, 18-year-old Margarito de
Jesus Galindo, on suspicion of statutory rape.
Martinez is a member of the indigenous Mexican Trique community.
Greenfield police Chief Joe Grebmeier said that arranged marriages with
girls as young as 12 are not uncommon among the Trique. He hesitated to
say the girl was being sold into marriage, as the money was intended as a
dowry and the beer and meat were for the wedding, but, he added, the
arrangement violates California law, where the age of consent for
marriage is 18, and with parental approval, 16.
The deal specifically involved 100 cases of Corona beer, 50 cases of
Modelo, six bottles of wine, 50 cases of soft drinks and 50 cases of
Gatorade
7. The Kenyan man who demanded dowry refund after bitter divorce
A furious man who separated from his wife close to a decade ago, caused
a stir when he confronted his ex-wife‘s parents, demanding that they
refund his dowry considering the marriage ended in divorce.
Wanyororo‚ a village resident in Bahati District, Nakuru County, married
his stunning bride at a lavish church ceremony in 2004. However, their
marriage only lasted three months and efforts to reconcile were futile. His
frantic effort and pleas to get his dowry back fell on deaf ears.
He remarried but his new marriage fell apart in less than a year. With no
children from either marriage, area residents nicknamed him “Baba Zero.”
No woman would agree to commit herself to him after such humiliation.
He eventually married for the third time. He proved his critics wrong by
fathering two children in quick succession. However, he wasn‘t spared
the rife speculation that he was raising other men’s someone else’s kids.
When he found out that his first wife was behind his notoriety, he decided
to get even. He claimed he got a raw deal, yet paid heavily. He now insists
on getting back his Sh10,000 that he gave his ex’s father as “goodwill,”
ostensibly to smooth things over during dowry negotiation.

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6. The Yemeni dad who demanded 1 million Facebook likes as dowry for
his daughter
Money can’t buy love, but “likes” can. At least, that is true for one Yemeni
father who, in 2013, demanded a million thumbs up to his Facebook page
as a dowry for his daughter’s hand.
Salem Ayash, a poet from the city of Taiz, did not outline any deadline for
his daughter’s suitor to fulfill this strange (for the Yemeni traditional
society) request of million Facebook “likes” for his profile page. However,
that is a lot for a country with a population of about 24 million, and a far
lower number of web users.
The unusual story went viral on Yemeni social media, with bloggers calling
on people to help the couple get married. Ayash’s page got about 35,000
“likes” before blocking its profile.
Ayash’s weird payment demand for the dowry reportedly divided the web
community, and sparked some bitter criticism from people accusing him
of using the occasion to simply gain popularity. His supporters welcomed
his effort to put the dowry issue in the spotlight.
Ayash claimed he wanted to see his daughter’s future life partner,
identified in the media as Osama, make an effort to get his sweetheart
5. The farmer who demanded a dowry from man caught raping his goat
In 2006, a man was forced to take a goat as his “wife,” after he was
caught having sex with the animal.
The goat’s owner, Mr. Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and
took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr. Tombe, to pay
a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr. Alifi.
“We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still
together,” Mr. Alifi said.
4. The man who offered 40 goats and 20 cows to marry Hillary Clinton’s
daugther
In 2000, a Kenyan man offered of 40 goats and 20 cows for Chelsea
Clinton’s hand in marriage – and Hillary Rodham Clinton promised to
convey the “very kind offer” to her daughter.
To laughter at a town hall meeting in Kenya in 2009, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
asked the U.S. Secretary of State if the Clintons had made a decision on
the dowry offer. In 2000, Kenyan journalist Godwin Chepkurgor wrote to
then-president Bill Clinton offering the animals in accordance with African
tradition. After a pause, Clinton said, “My daughter is her own person, very
independent, so I will convey this very kind offer.”
In a weird turn of events, in August 2014, Chepkurgor was killed by an
elephantwithout every receiving a response from Chelsea. He was
attacked by a herd while on assignment for the magazine. when a bull
elephant that scooped him up with its trunk and threw him in the air,
impaling him on sticks that pierced his stomach. 3. The woman seeking divorce over fake a Chopard watch she received
as dowry
A newly married woman is demanding a divorce from her husband after
discovering the stylish
Dh 700,000 (around $200,000 US) Chopard watch she received as dowry
was fake.
The Arab woman discovered the truth when she took her watch for repair
and was told it was not genuine. The couple, who have been married for
less than six months, had a heated argument that ended with the woman
seeking a divorce before the Dubai Sharia Court.
The wife is demanding the real value of the Chopard watch be paid to her
as compensation.

2. The groom who demanded an iPhone-6 as dowry
One marriage may not go ahead if a shining new iPhone 6 is not given as
a dowry.
A Saudi man has reportedly asked for an iPhone 6 smartphone as dowry
from the man who proposed to his sister. According to local reports, the
suitor has to present the new iPhone 6 to the brother of the girl getting
married as soon as it becomes available in order for the marriage to go
ahead.
Despite the growing trend of asking for reasonable dowries that are
considered simple gifts, some families do ask for exorbitant amounts
1. The Hong Kong billionaire who offered $120M to anyone who can marry
his lesbian daughter
A billionaire real estate developer in Hong Kong has doubled his “marriage
bounty” for the man who successfully seduces and marries his lesbian
daughter. The offer now stands at $120 million.
In 2012, Cecil Chao announced a $65 million reward after his daugther,
Gigi Chao, married her longtime girlfriend. Chao said more than 20,000
suitors responded, but Gigi — who dated her wife for seven years before
marrying — was unimpressed. However, she did say that she was a
“lucky girl to have such a loving daddy” after the reward was announced.
Chao upped the reward, hoping to find a more suitable suitor.
“I only hope for her to have a good marriage and children as well as inherit
my business,” Cecil said, adding, without any apparent awareness of the
irony, that he has no plans to interfere with her personal life
SOURCE=www.deolububble.com

Wow! Am nt suprised at no10/9 does Indians and pakistans can so tink wit their ass. No 8 na confam idiot. No 7 na usual tin for Naija na, U can collect Ur money if Ur wife phuckup big time. No 6, I go doop am, hack his account and inflate d likes and afta d weddin aIi go return am to square 1. No 5, U hav defiled d goat so U hav to marry her. No 4 LOooooo", Joseph d dreamer. No 3 odeh! Just to check tym. Idiat. No 2, dat momments U receiive d iiphone six and disscover that Iphoone 7 is out. No 1 no comment.