Tribune News Service

Panchkula, August 23

A 33-year-old woman from Barwala has filed a police complaint against her husband and in-laws for allegedly harassing her for dowry.

The woman claimed that she was subjected to mental and physical harassment by her in-laws for bringing less dowry.

“After I gave birth to a daughter, I was ousted by my husband from his home,” she alleged.

The police have booked her husband Manpreet Singh, father-in-law Harjang Singh, mother-in-law Swaran Kaur and sister-in-law Harwinder Kaur under Sections 323 (Voluntarily causing hurt), 406 (Criminal breach of trust), 498A (Husband or relative subjecting woman to cruelty) and 506 (Criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

The complainant got married to Manpreet Singh of Bhedwal Jhungian village of Rajpura in June 2019.

“My family spent Rs6.5 lakh on the wedding and handed over gifts and jewellery to my in-laws as per their demands. Soon after our marriage, my husband started quarrelling and beating me over getting less dowry,” the FIR read quoting complainant.

The complainant further alleged that she gave birth to a girl in June last year. Her husband didn’t spend a single penny on medical expenses and maintenance charges, the complainant added.

“My father-in-law demanded a new car from my maternal family. In July last year, they once again started beating me for no reason and refused to take care of me and my daughter. After my in-laws refused to keep me in their house in September last year, I came to my maternal house. They even threatened to kill me if their demands were not fulfilled,” the complainant alleged.