An Indian couple have sued their son to force the birth of a grandchild. Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad are demanding 50 million rupees (about 614,000 euros) in damages from their son if his wife does not give birth to a child within a year.

The parents said they spent their entire savings on their son’s pilot training and his wedding and are now demanding compensation.

“Our son has been married for six years and they are still not planning a baby,” the parents complained in their lawsuit, which they filed with a court in Haridwar, northern India. “Having a grandchild to spend time with would at least make our pain more bearable,” the couple explains.

The Times of India newspaper reported on Thursday that the compensation sought includes the cost of the son and daughter-in-law’s wedding reception at a five-star hotel, a luxury car and their honeymoon. The parents also spent almost 62,000 euros to have their son trained as a pilot in the USA. He has been unemployed since his return to India.

“We also had to take out a loan to build our house and now we’re in a lot of financial trouble,” the parents complain. “We’re also in pretty bad shape mentally because we live alone.” A hearing in the case is scheduled for next Tuesday.

In India, the family is traditionally very important. Several generations often live under one roof – in addition to parents, children and grandparents, also uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. However, nowadays more and more young couples want to live alone and many young women prefer to work after marriage than to have children and stay at home.

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