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Police harassment in dowry harassment case

Reported on September 26, 2010 from Hyderabad , Telangana  ι Report #30664

Dear Raghu:

This happened on the 7th of September 2009. My wife with her family (Mother - ********** (HR Manager at ***), Father - ********** (retired BSNL employee) (from Bhagyanagar Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad) Brother - ********** alias Vasu (from SR Nagar, Hyderabad)), a Lawyer (********** ********** from Mehdipatnam) and KPHB Colony police (Sub Inspector **********, Circle Inspector ********) drew out a plan to extract money from me as part of a divorce settlement. They invited me and my family to the Minerva Hotel in Ameerpet. We came from Bangalore accepting the invite.

Once at the hotel, KPHB colony police SI ********** and a constable came in and arrested us. They took us to the police station and kept us in a lock up. We were kept in the lock up for 6 hours to mentally break us down. After 6 hours, ********** in the name of formalities called me and asked me to settle for an outright pay out of the money my wife's family asked for and agree to a mutual consent divorce. Intially they asked for 50 lakhs and finally they settled for 23 lakhs and a mutual consent divorce. They got me and my wife to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect. All this happened in the police station with the lawyer ********** ********** and my wife's family members. The KPHB colony police said, if I did not pay the money and agree for a mutual consent divorce they would file Section 498a against me and my family.

I did not have any other option other than to give in. I've sent several mails to several government officials regarding this. I think they all fell into the deaf ears. I hope there will be a ********** where I can report this and some action will be taken against the corrupt *******

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