8 Aug 2013

Husband arrested for sexually starving wife for dowry

By 08:33


The police have arrested a man Ramesh (23) for sexually starving his wife even a year after their marriage.

Her husband wanted her to first fulfill his demands for dowry and said he would not have any physical contact with her till such time. Her husband demanded immediate handing over of seven sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs five lakh cash.

The woman names Priya (22) got married in March last year and her nightmare began the same day.  She was unable to bear the mental agony of her husband for more than 16 months and finally approached the police. 

Her parents had agreed to give 20 sovereigns of gold to him but only managed to give only 13 sovereigns on day of the marriage.

Ramesh was arrested and a hunt is on for his parents who were part of the torture, police said. 

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