Noida: Father-son held for assaulting woman over ‘dowry’ in posh society

A man including his father have been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife and her family over dowry. According to police, the incident occurred at an upscale society in Noida Sector 121.
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Noida: In yet another dowry harassment case, a man including his father have been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife and her family over dowry. According to police, the incident occurred at an upscale society in Noida Sector 121, The Indian Express reported.
“As per a preliminary investigation, the woman’s mother, older sister, and elder brother were visiting her when her husband and father-in-law allegedly assaulted them during an argument. The couple was having an argument when the situation escalated. The woman alleged that there have been demands for dowry in the past,” said Vijay Kumar, Station House Officer, Phase 3 police station. The woman lives with her husband and in-laws, police further said.
The woman has claimed serious injuries in the FIR. The victim said that she got married in 2018 and that dowry demand by her husband and in-laws started shortly after that. The victim has alleged that the CCTV footage from her in-laws’ home has captured Thursday’s incident, FIR stated.
According to police, a case has been registered under IPC sections 498-A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and sections 3 (penalty for giving or taking dowry) and 4 (penalty for demanding dowry) of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the two arrested men, The Indian Express report further elaborated. Meanwhile, the brother-in-law of the victim is absconding, police said.
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