Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) A woman has lodged a complaint against her husband for hiding his marital status and her father-in law for trying to outrage her modesty and torture.
In her complaint given to the Mohanlalganj police, the victim said she married a man in December 2020 and since then he has been beating her and demanding more dowry.
“My husband is a drunkard and used to beat me almost every day and forced me to bring more dowry from my parents who gave him Rs 5 lakh cash and a car besides other items,” she said.
She further said eight months after her marriage she came to know that he was already married to a Barabanki woman and had a one-year-old son.
“It was shocking for me. When I confronted him, instead of admitting his fault, he poured kerosene on me and attempted to burn me alive. I somehow saved myself,” she said.
The victim further alleged that her father-in-law used to harass her and touch/grope her whenever he found her alone.
SHO, Mohanlalganj, Kuldeep Dubey, said an FIR have been lodged against the two and action would be taken after initial investigations are over.
–IANS
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