Spent Rs 4 cr on wedding, gifted Merc, yet daughter subjected to cruelty, says bizman
Spent more than Rs 4 crore on the marriage of his daughter Palak Malhotra, gifted Mercedes car to his son-in-law, yet his daughter was subjected to cruelty and harassment at the hands of her husband and in-laws, a city-based businessman, Sunil Malhotra, said while addressing a press conference here on Sunday.
Malhotra said his daughter Palak Malhotra had submitted a complaint with the Ludhiana police in November last year and after months’ long investigation, a case was registered against the suspects, identified as Piyush Kapoor (husband), Pankaj Kapoor (father-in-law) and Archana Kapoor (mother-in-law), residents of Sukhmani Enclave, Barewal, and owner of PN Kapoor Hosiery. A case was registered on the complaint of Palak Malhotra under Section 85 (cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a married woman) and 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The complainant said: “On July 11, 2024, I got married to Piyush Kapoor and my family made substantial contribution in form of gifts, dowry and wedding arrangements. On the demand of my in-laws, my father also gifted a Mercedes car to my husband. My father in total spent more than Rs 4 crore on my marriage. Still, my husband and in-laws remained dissatisfied and kept demanding more.”
She said after marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment at the hands of her husband and in-laws. In October last year, her father brought her home due to her rising torture.
Despite her father had been urging her husband and in-laws stop torturing her, they did not budge and continued to harass her. Their sustained cruelty, dowry demands and threats inflicted severe trauma to her and family. Even the victim’s jewellery and other valuables were also forcibly taken from her, the complainant said.
‘Cop close to suspects might hamper probe’
Her father said despite registration of a case, the suspects were yet to be arrested by the police. Though Sunil lauded the role of Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Chahal for ordering an FIR against the suspects, he also raised suspicion that a senior police official, who is close to the suspects’ family might affect the investigation.
