AHMEDABAD: A 28-year-old woman from Maharashtra filed a complaint alleging sustained harassment and violence by her husband and in-laws over an alleged dowry demand of Rs 50 lakh. She said she was threatened with “dire consequences” if she did not bring the money from her parents.According to the complaint registered with the Vejalpur police on Friday, she got married in Feb 2025 and moved to her matrimonial home in Ahmedabad, bringing gifts from her parents and relatives.
Within days, her mother-in-law began taunting her and accusing her parents of not teaching her anything. The complaint says she frequently picked fights with her over household work and used abusive language. She claimed her husband sided with his mother and asked her to simply obey or else go back to her parents. After the couple began living separately in Ahmedabad, the abuse escalated. “He told me that he married me to protect his parents’ honour in the community. He said he wanted to marry his first love but was stuck with me,” the complaint states. He further asked her to bring Rs 50 lakh from her parents since he needed it for his construction business. She also alleged frequent physical assaults. Her complaint states her in-laws supported the demand for dowry and threatened to throw her off a balcony. She alleged that in July 2025, she was forced out of the house in the clothes she had on and asked to come back only with Rs 50 lakh or face dire consequences. She said she later lived with her relatives in Pune, and that a prior application was filed with a police station on Nov 25, 2025. Finally, on Friday, she filed the complaint.
