A blundering Indian groom was dumped at the altar by his bride-to-be after he failed to solve a simple maths problem . The woman walked out of the ceremony after her would-be husband revealed his appalling arithmetic skills moments before they said ' I do . ' She had asked him to add up 15 + 6 and he wrongly replied that the answer was 17 . An Indian groom was dumped at the altar after he failed to solve a simple maths problem ( file picture ) 'The groom 's family kept us in the dark about his poor education , ' said Mohar Singh , the bride 's father . 'Even a first grader can answer this . ' Most marriages in India are arranged by the families of the bride and groom . Except for brief meetings , the couple rarely gets to know each other before the nuptials . The incident took place in the village of Rasoolabad village near the industrial town of Kanpur in northern Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday , local police officer Rakesh Kumar said . The groom 's family tried persuading the woman to return , but she refused . She claimed the groom had misled them about his education . The woman 's family said that a child could have solved the simple arithmetic ( file picture ) Local police were called in to mediate between the families and both sides returned all the gifts and jewelry that had been exchanged before the wedding , Kumar said . Last month , another bride in Uttar Pradesh married a wedding guest after her groom-to-be had a seizure and collapsed at the wedding venue . Groom Jugal Kishore was just about to exchange vows when he collapsed with a seizure and was rushed to hospital . Angry that she had not been informed of his condition , the 23-year-old bride , Indira , asked a member of her brother-in-law 's family , Harpal Singh , to marry her instead . Mr Singh , who was wearing jeans and a leather jacket , was caught off guard , but agreed to go ahead with the wedding . After the ceremony , Mr Kishore returned to the venue after being treated in hospital to find that his fiancee had married someone else , it was reported by The Times of India .
Indian bride walks out of wedding after groom fails basic arithmetic test . Claimed that her husband-to-be had mislead her about his education . Police forced to mediate between two families in Rasoolabad , near Kanpur . Comes after an Indian bride married a wedding guest after her groom collapsed at venue .