6 members of family booked for harassing woman over dowry

6 members of family booked for harassing woman over dowry

The 27-year-old housewife's husband, Hari Kishore Wirvani, an Ulhasnagar resident, is among those booked in the case, they said.

AgenciesUpdated: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 07:50 AM IST
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Thane: Six members of a family, including four women, have been booked on charges of harassing a housewife for Rs 25 lakh dowry in Maharashtra, police said.

The 27-year-old housewife's husband, Hari Kishore Wirvani, an Ulhasnagar resident, is among those booked in the case, they said. In her complaint to the police, the victim alleged that her in-laws and other members of the family made a dowry demand of Rs 25 lakh from her parents.

She got married on April 13, 2017 and harassment for dowry started a few months later, the police said, quoting the complaint.

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