January 18, 2008
A man was beaten by his fiance and in-laws in India after they found out he was bald and wearing a wig.
Prabir Das, of Dispur in Assam, was also relieved of his belongings, reports the Daily Telegraph.
He told police his fiancee yanked off his hairpiece after dinner and began beating and abusing him for hiding his pate.
Her parents then joined in, ripping his expensive wig apart and relieving the 33-year-old of his wallet, mobile phone, motorbike and driving licence as 'penalty' for his deception, he alleged.
Mr Das, who works at a private hospital, had advertised for a bride in the matrimonial columns of a local newspaper and Dilip Roy, seeking a match for his daughter Shreshta, responded.
The wedding was fixed for December 12, and the bride's family began putting together Shreshta's dowry.
The superintendent Rajen Singh said Mr Roy had been questioned and denied the fracas. The wedding, police said, appears to be off.
