AHMEDABAD: A 31-year-old woman has accused her in-laws and husband of torturing her for keeping a dog during pregnancy and for carrying a girl child.
In her complaint with the Women’s Police (East), Maninagar resident Vrunda (name changed) said that she and her current husband Nitish (name changed) used to study together. However, they both got married to different partners.
Vrunda, in the complaint, said she stayed in touch with Nitish who got permanent residency in Canada. However, differences developed between Nitish and his wife. The couple returned to India and began living in Ahmedabad. Vrunda and her brother tried to mediate betwen Nitish and his wife. However, Vrunda fell in love with Nitish and they began to live together. “Nitish’s parents were against this relationship and even published an advertisement against me in a newspaper,” she alleged.
After the two divorced their respective partners, they got married to each other in 2018. She claimed that her in-laws disliked her and used to frequently pick fights with her. Vrunda and Nitish soon moved to Canada. “When I was pregnant, Nitish got a dog. My in-laws said my baby will be like a dog if I played with it. This played on my mind so much that I had a miscarriage.
When I got pregnant a second time, my in-laws came to Canada. When the sonography revealed that I was carrying a girl, they began torturing me. They asked me to return to India as I was carrying a girl child. My husband would dance to their tunes and harass me too. This affected my health. I returned to India this May and have been taking psychiatric treatment,” said Vrunda in her complaint.
