Husband among two booked in dowry harassment case

Dilbag Singh

Husband among two booked in dowry harassment case

SHAHKOT 26 JULY 

The Shahkot police have booked Navi Kumar, a resident of Mehsam Pur village and his brother Raman Kumar alias Joti in a dowry harassment case.

Manjit Kaur, daughter of Balveer Singh, a resident of Tut Sher Singh village police station had filed a complaint with the senior superintendent of police, Jalandhar (rural), that her husband and brother-in-law had been harassing her and demanding more dowry since her marriage and compelling her for abortion. Her husband left for abroad without telling her anything.

Investigating Officer Varun Patiyal said a case under section 85 (husband or relative of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) of the BNS has been registered against the accused after an inquiry.