AHMEDABAD: A 22-year-old woman from Amraiwadi has accused her former husband of raping her and using casteist slurs after tricking her into giving him a divorce.
In her FIR at East Mahila police station, she said they met at work, fell in love and got married on July 16, 2020. “Just five days later, he quit working as event manager, told her to stop working as a singer and get a job at a spa. She did as asked and earned enough to take care of both of their expenses,” she told police.
After three months, he told her he was in debt. “He proposed that she should demand Rs 2.5 lakh from his family for divorcing him. He said he would marry her again in two months and use the money to pay off his debts,” the complainant stated.
She said, “After the divorce deed was notarized, the accused would come to their flat often. When she him to remarry her, he refused and forced her to have sex with him. She alleged that she got pregnant and he got her to abort the foetus. He also hurled casteist slurs, while his brother issued death threats.” The probe has been handed over to the SC/ST Cell.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)