BJD Bhartruhari Mahtab’s daughter-in-law Sakshi, 34, filed a complaint against her husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law at Bhopal’s women police office on Wednesday.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) parliament member Bhartruhari Mahtab, his wife, and their son are booked for dowry harassment in Bhopal.
Ajeeta Nayar, an area peace officer said, said Mahtab’s daughter-in-law Sakshi, 34, filed a complaint against her husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law at Bhopal’s women station house on Wednesday.
In her complaint, Sakshi has alleged that her family paid ₹1.5 crore as dowry to her in-laws in 2016, but they were demanding more cash. “They accustomed torture her and later she was thrown out of the house in Cuttack,” said Nayar.
“Sakshi moved a court and in 2018, it asked Mahtab and his family to permit Sakshi to remain at their house in Indian capital. But when Sakshi went there, they failed to even open the gate of the house for her. Despite repeated attempts when Mahtab’s family didn’t accept her, she filed the police complaint,” said Nayar..
Police are investigating the matter and can serve a notice to Mahtab and his family.
Mahtab said his son’s divorce proceedings are pending in a very Delhi court for 2 years after a failure in reconciliation efforts. “The husband and wife hardly stayed together for 4-5 days. She has been staying in Bhopal for the last 4 years. The dowry harassment case sounds like an afterthought and zip like, what has been alleged, happened,” he said.
