Pilibhit : A case has been registered against a man and his mother for allegedly assaulting his wife and forcing her to undergo a miscarriage over dowry demands, police said on Thursday.
Kalpana Bhatnagar, 31, a resident of Bamanpuri locality in Puranpur tehsil, lodged a police complaint on Wednesday night, alleging that her husband, Prashant Bhatnagar, 36, of Sant Kabir Nagar district, who she married on June 23, 2023, subjected her to physical and mental harassment for a luxury car as additional dowry. She alleged that she was turned out of her matrimonial home twice between June 23, 2025, and Sept 30 this year, and that she returned each time following mediation by local residents, despite continuing mental distress. She also told police that her mother-in-law, Karuna Bhatnagar, learned about her pregnancy on Oct 10 and told her that the family did not want the child. Puranpur Kotwali SHO Pawan Pandey said an FIR was registered under BNS sections 85 (cruelty to woman by husband or his relatives), 89 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult) and relevant provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
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She said her condition deteriorated after the miscarriage, but her husband and in-laws did not arrange medical treatment and she was forced to bear the cost of her medical care herself. Kalpana alleged that she was subsequently assaulted and forced to consume medication to induce a miscarriage. Download the TOI App.