Friday, March 15, 2019

‘PUNISHED FOR NOT BRINGING DOWRY’

Woman raped by husband, kin on wedding night in UP

Mohd Dilshad TNN

Muzaffarnagar:15.03.2019

A 26-yearold woman was allegedly gangraped by her husband and his brother-in-law on the night of her wedding even as her inlaws locked the room from outside in a village on the outskirts of Muzaffarnagar town.

After the assault, the woman lay bleeding for the entire night and was taken to a hospital next morning, where she is recuperating after undergoing a surgery. The assault took place on March 6 and came to

light on Thursday. The FIR was registered on Sunday.

According to police, the two accused were inebriated at the time of assault. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the family of the survivor, who alleged that the accused were demanding dowry.

“The accused and his relative got drunk on the night of wedding and raped her. His family is greedy and they were demanding dowry. I have spent ₹7 lakh on my sister's wedding,” her brother said.

Superintendent of police (rural) Alok Sharma said, “We are conducting an investigation into the matter. Victim was sent to district hospital for medical examination also. Action will be taken accordingly.”

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