Engineer held in dowry case

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Engineer held in dowry case

14 Nov 2007, 0244 hrs IST, TNN

NAGPUR: A BSNL engineer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry. Accused Vijay Titarmare's parents were also arrested by Gittikhadan police.

Sources said that complainant Preeti Titarmare, in her statement, has also alleged that Vijay had married another woman and also tortured her in a similar way. Preeti also charged Vijay with forcing her to abort a two-month-old foetus against her wishes.

Police said Preeti was married to BSNL engineer Vijay Titarmare, who is posted at the Kamptee Road office, on July 7 this year. Before marriage, Preeti's father had reportedly given Rs 1.50 lakh to Vijay's father Shyamdeo, who is also an accused in the case along with his wife and Preeti's mother-in-law Manda. After getting married, Preeti went to stay at the Chandan Nagar residence of her husband and in-laws. Soon after, the couple went to Vaishnodevi for a pilgrimage. On their return from Vaishnodevi, Vijay asked Preeti to demand the expenses of the trip from her parents. This soured the relationship as Preeti's father had already shelled out the pre-nuptial dowry for buying furniture and constructing the house.

Preeti also told police that after the marriage Vijay and his parents constantly tortured her physically and mentally and demanded a hefty sum as dowry. After the abortion, Preeti had gone to her father's residence. But on October 20, Vijay went to pick up Preeti and allegedly threatened her father. On October 31, Preeti lodged a complaint against her husband and in-laws at Gittikhadan police station.