Woman held captive by paramour, hair cut off
In another incident of crime against women, a married woman was allegedly beaten and assaulted in broad day light by her paramour. Her hair was also chopped off by him. The victim, who was held captive, managed to run away from captivity and took shelter at her sister’s house in Dwarka. Based on her complaint, the Kashmiri Gate police has taken up the case.
According to the complainant, the incident took place on August 18. The accused was identified by the survivor as Sanjeev. In her plaint the survivor stated that on the pretext of marrying her, Sanjeev allegedly established physical relations
◗ The victim, who was held captive by her paramour, managed to run away from captivity and took shelter at her sister’s house in Dwarka
with her, thereby impregnating her. After she delivered his child, Sanjeev refused to marry her and started torturing her.
The 36-year-old woman, who is a resident of North Delhi, was already married and had three children before she came in contact with the accused. She said that she met Sanjeev in the year 2001 and left her husband and children. The duo started staying together. During that time Sanjeev promised her that they would tie the nuptial knot. Meanwhile, he established physical intimacy with her. The survivor became pregnant and gave birth to his child. However, Sanjeev still didn’t marry her and kept threatening her.
On August 18, when the survivor packed her bags and was leaving for her maternal house, the accused allegedly grabbed her hand in broad daylight and assaulted her. After thrashing her in public view, he allegedly chopped off her hair, burnt her clothes, and held her captive.
After much struggle, the survivor managed to free herself from his captivity and ran away. She then took shelter at her sister’s place in Mahavir Enclave in Dwarka, where she narrated her ordeal.