Agra: A woman in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, has accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to torture and harassment, which allegedly included being coerced into engaging in physical relations with her mother-in-law. The police have filed a case based on her complaint. The incident reportedly began shortly after her marriage to Alok Upadhyay from Ghazipur district in 2022.
She claims that her mother-in-law pressured her for such relations and when she refused, she was attacked with a blade, resulting in five cuts on her arm that needed stitches.
According to the report, the woman also alleges that her sister-in-law confiscated her clothes, forcing her to wear the same garments for a month while being confined to a room. In addition to this mistreatment, she claims she endured persistent demands for dowry and physical abuse.
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The situation reportedly worsened after she gave birth to a son in 2023. Allegedly, her husband questioned the child's legitimacy and physically assaulted her. Following the assault, she was expelled from the house but later allowed back after intervention from neighbors.
Subsequently, the woman's father visited her, and she returned to her maternal home in Agra. Earlier this month, her in-laws contacted her and her father to seek a compromise. They attended a meeting at the in-laws' house on June 7, but it ended in a scuffle, prompting them to leave again.
The police have registered a case based on the woman's complaint and are currently investigating the allegations.