July 23, 2010
Hyderabad-based Panchadarla Maheswari, 22, lodged a complaint aga-inst her husband Saripalle Venkateswara Prasad, 30, with the Three Town police here on Thursday, stating that she was being harassed for additional dowry.
Prasad works in New Zealand. She earlier lodged the same complaint with Hyderabad police a month ago soon after arriving from New Zealand.
Maheswari, a native of Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad married Prasad of Ramnagar in the city in 2007. Her parents gave a dowry of Rs 10 lakh of cash, a flat in Jubilee Hills and 70 tolas of gold ornaments at the time of marriage. They immediately left for New Zealand.
Soon after their arrival, Prasad began harassing her. The family members said he used to lock her up in a room, tie her hands and on many occasions threw hot water on her.
She walked out from home and took shelter in a government-run home. With the help of another Indian woman, she flew back to Hyderabad last month. Soon after arriving she lodged a complaint with the Jubilee Hills police against her husband and in-laws Mr S. Karunakar and Ms Varalakshmi.
The police have been searching for the in-laws as they have changed their address. Recently, they were spotted while trying to dispose off their property. Maheswar’s family members traced them in a house in MVP Colony and informed the Hyderabad police. A sub-inspector arrived here on Thursday but refused to arrest them. He said he needed permission from his bosses in Hyderabad as he was asked to arrest only Prasad.
Meanwhile, the Three Town police took into custody Prasad’s brother Gautam, his parents after a fresh complaint was lodged by Maheswari and at the insistence of women organisations. They released them after questioning. The local police said after a permission was sought from Hyderabad, Prasad's parents would be taken into custody and handed over to the Hyderabad police.
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