Monday, March 12, 2012

Mar 12, 2012: 7 booked for dowry harassment

TNN | Mar 12, 2012, 01.29AM IST
MUMBAI: A woman has registered a complaint of dowry harassment with the Andheri police against her husband and six members of his family. 

The victim, Nafisa Pirani (32), stayed in a joint family in Nalasopara (E). The accused booked are Nafisa's husband Pyare Ali (38), her father-in-law Firoz (62), mother-in-law Mehtab Bi (50), two brothers-in-law Rehman (45) and Ramzan (42), her sister-in-law Farida (42) and her mother-in-law's sister Khairunnisa (65). According to Nafisa's complaint, the accused used to beat her up for dowry between April and November 2011. "Nafisa said she was asked to get Rs 3 lakh from her parents. When she refused, they harassed her mentally and physically," said a senior police official. Later, the accused threw her out of their house. Currently, Nafisa is residing with her parents at Andheri (E). 

All seven accused have been booked under Section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code for dowry harassment. 

"Our investigation is in progress. We are trying to trace the accused, however, no arrests have been made yet," said Pradeep Gosavi, senior inspector of Andheri police station
Link: 7 booked for dowry harassment

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