04 August,2011 08:21 AM IST | | Anurag Jadli
As victim's mother worked at Congress Headquarters, the accused was under the impression that the family was rich. He also remarried, for the third time, without informing the victim or her family
In yet another case of dowry harassment, a man demanded huge dowry from his wife, simply because her mother used to work at the Congress Headquarter at 24, Akbar Road. When the victim failed to do so, the accused brutally beat her up and threw her out of their home, even though she was pregnant. Delhi Policeu00a0 received a complaint in this regard on July 19 and are looking into the matter.
The victim, Ruby, at her residence
"The victim, Ruby, alleged that her husband, Nafees Ahmed Khan, often beat her up over petty issues, mainly dowry. Police have registered a case of dowry harassment at Tughlak Road police station," said a police official.u00a0
File photo of the day of wedding
Speaking to MiD DAY, Ruby said her husband had started harassing her right after they got married. She said her aunt, Shabina, provoked Khan to beat her up for bringing lesser dowry.
Sonia Gandhi and her mother at Congress Headquarters in New Delhi
on Wednesday
"First the family said my mother was working at Congress office, so she definitely must be making a lot of money. They said we just did not want to give the money to them. Then my husband said he will only accept and care for me as a wife if I brought in Rs 20 lakh in cash and a car," claimed Ruby.
She further said she kept pleading to her husband not to disown her but he stood his ground. "They kept all my jewellery and dumped me on the road, though I was pregnant. Now I live with my parents. Meanwhile, I got to know that my husband got married again, but he did not bother to inform me or my family. He has a five-year-old son from his first wife as well. Now his family is threatening me to take the complaint back or face dire consequences," she said.
Police said the couple got married in 2009. Ruby's mother Nazma Begam (62) was posted in dispatching department of the Congress Headquarters.
