Horror in Jammu and Kashmir: Retired IAS officer’s wife starved and raped by her stepson while his family held her hostage for her dowry; case registered in Lucknow

Lucknow, July 10: In a shocking incident, the wife of a retired IAS officer alleged that she was sexually abused by her stepson and his assistant at their house in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The woman, in her 40s, also accused her husband’s family of harassing her for dowry. A case was registered with the Ghazipur (Indira Nagar) police in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday as she is a resident of the city.

She alleged that she was held hostage in the house and was released only after she submitted a written statement that she would not file a complaint against her husband and stepson. The woman, an orphan, was married to retired Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer in 2020. In her complaint, the victim alleged that her husband’s first wife, his son and daughter and other members had harassed her for dowry. Jammu and Kashmir: Court in Srinagar sentences man from Bihar to 8 years in prison for raping a minor.

“Over the years, I was harassed more and more. From April 11 to 14, I was kept in a room and even starved. My husband’s son snatched my mobile phone. Later, he and his assistant raped me. After much pleading, they agreed to release me,” she said. The youth later escorted the victim to Lucknow and threatened to have her killed if she approached the police. Horror in Uttar Pradesh: Boy brutally murdered after argument over 10 rupees swimming pool fee in Moradabad.

But when she reached the city, she gathered her courage and filed a complaint. North Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhijit Shankar said a complaint had been filed and an investigation was underway.

(Women and children helpline numbers: Childline India – 1098; Women Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Against Violence Helpline – 7827170170; Women Police/Senior Citizens Helpline – 1091/1291; Missing Children and Women – 1094.)

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