LUCKNOW: Twelve days after his wife lodged a case of cruelty and assault against him, a property dealer allegedly set his father-in-law's car ablaze in
Gomtinagar on Saturday.
The 30-year-old woman, who did not wish to be identified, told TOI on Sunday that her husband committed the act as he was agitated over the case that she lodged against him at Gomtinagar police station on September 3.
The woman has lodged an FIR in this connection. The woman's father had gifted the car to the couple after their marriage but got it registered in his name. After the couple parted ways, the woman took the car with her.
"Ours was a love marriage. We tied the
knot in June 2017 but soon he and his family started torturing me. My father found a rented accommodation for us near his house to keep a watch on my husband's activities, but nothing changed," she said.
Unable to bear the torture, she left her husband's house and lodged an FIR against him.
"When I informed my husband's landlord about the development, he asked him to vacate the house," she said. Adding that a day after leaving the house, her husband reached her residence and broke the glasses of her car. "We reported the matter to the police but before they could act, my husband returned with three aides and set the car on fire. We informed the police on UP Dial 100 but they escaped before the cops arrived," she said.
Gomtinagar SHO
Amit Kumar Dubey said: "We are investigating the matter. Based on findings, we will take action against the accused."