AHMEDABAD: A teacher of a reputed CBSE school in Gandhinagar has accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her for dowry.
Filing a complaint with Sola police on Sunday, the 30-year-old said that she got married to the Gota resident in 2018. “At the time of marriage, my father gave gold and silver ornaments as well as Rs 25,000 in cash. From the second day of marriage, my husband began to abuse me. When I informed his parents about this, they sided with him. My parents also told me to bear with the situation,” she said.
She added, “My in-laws went to Uttarakhand and I stayed with them for 10 days. They along with my sister-in-law used to abuse me. After returning from Uttarakhand, I began living on rent in Gota. My husband continued to abuse and assault me. When I complained about this to my in-laws, they said that my father had not given sufficient dowry so I must bear the torture.”
The complainant alleged that her sister-in-law then started living with the couple in their house. “They forced me to leave my house. Last February, I became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. My in-laws abused me for that as well. In November, they threw me out of the house. I have been staying with my parents in Motera since then,” she said.
The teacher alleged that when she asked her in-laws to take her back, she was told to get a four-wheeler and cash as dowry if she wanted to enter the house. Finally, she filed a complaint under the dowry act and under IPC Section 498 (A) against her husband and in-laws.
