A groom in Dubai divorced his bride just 15 minutes after their Islamic wedding because he felt ‘insulted and demeaned’ by her father’s bride price demands.

The man agreed to pay his new father-in-law Dh100,000 (£20,000) for their wedding but the older man became impatient to get the cash.

The groom handed over Dh50,000 (£10,000) on the spot as agreed, with the rest to come after the party left the court building, Daily Mail reports.

However, the impatient father demanded the cash as soon as the signing was over, even though the groom didn’t have it on him.

The groom explained to his father-in-law that it would only take five minutes to walk to his car, which was parked outside and get the rest of the bride price.

Instead of letting him retrieve it, the father of the bride insisted he either pay right then or send a friend or relative to get the money while he stayed inside.

The groom felt ‘insulted and demeaned’ by the series of demands and called off the marriage immediately, a lawyer handling the case said.

“He told the bride’s father that he did not want his daughter as his wife and divorced her in less than 15 minutes from signing the marriage contract,” he said.