Army major booked for domestic abuse, dowry

The complainant alleged that on August 19, 2017, the Army officer asked her to get at least R 25 lakh from her parents. She was beaten when she refused to comply.

An Army major has been booked for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic abuse and for demanding dowry, the police said. A case has been registered at the Palam village police station.

In her complaint, the Army major’s wife alleged that he used to taunt and harass her on trivial issues.

According to the complainant, when she questioned her husband’s behaviour, he told her that he was getting offers from others who were ready to pay him more than ` 1 crore as dowry.

“A case has been registered and the matter is being probed,” DCP ( Southwest) Devender Arya said.

The complainant alleged that on August 19, 2017, the Army officer asked her to get at least ` 25 lakh from her parents, failing which he would leave her.

She alleged that she was beaten when she refused to comply. Her in- laws even advised her to commit suicide or get divorce.

The woman alleged in her complaint that the major even forced her to demand her share in her father’s property.

She said in her complaint that her in- laws had regularly threatened her over the phone between August and September in 2017. They said that they would kill her family members if she did not agree to the divorce.

The victim has been living with her parents in Southwest Delhi’s Manglapuri village.

She met the Army officer, who was posted in Jaipur, in October 2016 when she went there on an official trip. Eventually, they fell in love and got married last year despite the objections of their families.

Earlier, Army major Nikhil Handa was arrested for the alleged murder of a fellow colleague’s wife. The Delhi police arrested Mr Handa in connection with the murder of Shailza Dwivedi, wife of Major Amit Dwivedi. Her body was found near Delhi Cantonment Metro station with her throat slit.