Man in police net for dowry demand

The metropolitan magistrate, SM Singhal forwarded a man to three days police remand for harassing his wife for dowry. The man, Labhu Desai and his parents have been charged for harassing Geeta Desai.

As per case details, Labhu and Geeta have been married for ten years and have three kids from the union. Labhu allegedly used to harass Geeta demanding Rs5 lakh as dowry. On March 10, 2010, when Geeta was in the kitchen, her father-in-law Babu asked her to have physical relation with him as payment for the dowry. When she objected, her husband and her mother-in-law, Hansa assaulted her.

Later, her husband and her father-in-law took Geeta to a tantrik in Nadiad. There the woman was subjected to mental and physical torture.

The tantrik also allegedly poured hot oil on her hands. Later Geeta, who sustained serious injuries, lodged a police complaint at a women police station in Karanj.