Darbhanga: Husband and in-laws of a 25-year old married woman had allegedly kept lock to her in a bathroom in Darbhanga district of Bihar from last three years. They had demanded her for dowry.
She had been rescued by police on Sunday from house in Rambagh area of Darbhanga town.
Station House Officer Seema Kumari found her in tattered clothes, unkempt dry hair and with overgrown nails.
Seema Kumari said, “The woman could barely open her eyes in the sunlight, as she had survived in darkness and dim light, closeted in the small space.”
She said, “The woman revealed that she was thrown into the bathroom and locked there. She was not allowed to see her child, and given leftover food irregularly. It was as if her in-laws were seeking revenge for not bringing ample dowry and giving birth to a girl child.”
Notify that woman had been married to Prabhat Kumar Singh in 2010. Her in-laws and husband had allegedly started torturing her for more dowry soon after marriage.
SHO said, “She was never allowed to meet her parents. When her relatives visited Darbhanga to meet her, they were dissuaded or shooed away. She was also barred from interacting with any outsider.”
Kumari said, “She immediately asked for her three-year-old daughter and wept inconsolably when the child could not recognise her.”
She was rescued after much effort by her father Shyam Sundar Singh, who had complained to Darbhanga Senior Superintendent of Police Kumar Ekle, who in turn instructed the woman inspector to pursue the case immediately.
An FIR had been registered against Prabhat Kumar Singh, his father Dhirendra Singh and mother Indra Devi. All three accused had been taken in custody.
Bureau Report
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