Bhadohi , A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing his 22-year-old stepdaughter, attempting to sexually assault her, and threatening to kill her fiance if the family did not call off her marriage, police said on Wednesday.
The case was registered at the Gopiganj Police Station area following a complaint lodged by the woman and her mother, they said.
According to the police, the accused married the woman’s mother in a second marriage. The woman also had a daughter from her first marriage.
Inspector Shailesh Kumar Rai said the 22-year-old girl mostly stayed at her maternal grandparents’ house but frequently visited her mother for periods ranging from a fortnight to a month.
The officer said that the accused had been making obscene advances towards the woman and touching her inappropriately for a long time.
Rai said the accused also allegedly attempted to rape the woman after gagging her. The victim’s mother, disturbed by her husband’s conduct, had arranged her daughter’s marriage, he added.
The accused opposed the proposed marriage and allegedly threatened his wife and stepdaughter that he would shoot the man she married if the alliance was not called off.
According to the FIR, the accused also threatened to throw the woman out of the house and allegedly warned both mother and daughter to obey him or face dire consequences.
Police said that on the night of March 14, the accused allegedly attempted to sexually assault the woman again when she was alone. Her mother dialled the emergency helpline 112, following which the police took all parties to the police station and counselled them before sending them home.
However, the complainant alleged that the harassment continued thereafter and that the accused prevented the woman from returning to her maternal grandparents’ home.
The FIR also alleged that the woman’s in-laws, including her parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and two sisters-in-law, harassed her over dowry-related demands.
Rai said a case was registered late Tuesday evening against seven people, including the husband, under Sections 74 , 85 , 191 , 115 , 352 , and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Further legal action is being taken, police added.
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