Amritsar doctor alleges dowry harassment by husband, FIR lodged
Doctors Booked
Amritsar: Following a woman doctor's complaint against her husband, who is also a doctor, of alleged harassment over dowry demands, the accused has been booked in connection nine months later.
According to the police, the woman alleged in her complaint filed in September 2023 that her husband, currently posted at a private hospital in Rajpura had been mentally and physically harassing her over dowry demands.
She claimed that the accused aside from asking for dowry, also demanded the transfer of five acres of land that belonged to her. When she refused, the accused removed her from the hospital, she alleged.
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After nine months of investigations, the police registered a case on June 15 against the accused under Sections 498-A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). An investigation is underway in this matter.
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