Dowry in Rajasthan

Few of my friends (girl) in Rajasthan are rajputs and when i asked them about thoughts on marriage, they all told me that in there caste dowry is very common, and groom side is openly asking for cash and gold above 30- 50L . I know dowry system still exist in other regions as well but didnt know groom side asking openly for it. Also came to know rajputs require lot of gold to be given from bride side , generally its from groom side giving gold to bride as streedhan. Is this correct or my friends are over exaggerating?