AHMEDABAD: A 26-year-old woman from the Fatehwadi area of the city filed a complaint with Vejalpur police on Friday alleging that her two brothers had beaten her as she wanted to marry a man whom they disliked.
Ashiabano Pathan, resident of Amenapark society in Fatehwadi, stated in her FIR that her first marriage had been with one Munawarkhan Pathan, eight years ago, and she had two children — Aliabano, 6, and Mohsin, 5, from that marriage.
Munawarkhan died from lungs cancer about a month ago, she said in the FIR.
Ashiabano stated that a neighbour, Ashfaq Syed, liked her and as he was ready to take care of her and her kids and marry her, she decided to go for a second marriage.
She said that her two brothers, Sameerkhan Pathan and Sultankhan Pathan did not like Syed and they were against her marrying Syed.
They insisted that she should marry a man whom they liked, she said in the FIR.
On Thursday night, they went to Ashiabano’s home to talk about her marriage.
They also called Syed to talk on the issue.
“When they were talking about my marriage, they suddenly became aggressive and began abusing and threatening him. I intervened and told them that I would marry Syed only. This did not go well with them and they beat me and Syed badly,” she said in the FIR.
She alleged that her brothers pointed a knife at her and Syed and threatened to kill them if they dared to marry.
Ashiabano then approached Vejalpur police and filed a complaint of causing hurt and criminal intimidation against her brothers.
