SURAT: Police arrested 37-year-old man from Pandesara area on Wednesday who allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore as dowry from his wife.
Sujan Jeldi, a native of Suryapet in Telangana, into pet breeding and training was nabbed from his home in Pandesara area from where he operated his business too.
Jeldi was earlier booked by Umra police on Monday following a complaint lodged by his wife. The accused has been booked under various sections of Indian Penal Code including, 498(A)(cruelty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) and Dowry Prevention Act.
The 38-year-old complainant told the police that she got married to Jeldi after a brief affair in 2008. During courtship days, he told her that he was working in Hyderabad film industry and soon after their marriage, the duo event went to stay there.
Since Jeldi, who was unemployed and had no place to stay in Hyderabad, the complainant alleged she had to take up a flat for them to stay in Nalgonda of Telangana district for a few months. She added that somehow she managed to make him to come and stay in Surat and also convinced her father to help Jeldi set up a spa business. However, after a few months the accused suffered losses and discontinued his interest in the business and started living on his wife’s money.