LUCKNOW — Wife of a retired IAS officer has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by her stepson and his aide at their house in Jammu and Kashmir.
The woman in her 40s also accused her husband’s family of harassing her for dowry. Following this a case was registered with the Ghazipur (Indiranagar) police on Tuesday as she is a resident of city.
She claimed that she was held hostage at the house and released only after giving in writing that she would not lodge any complaint against them.
The woman, an orphan, was married to the retired IAS officer of J&K cadre in 2020. In her complaint, the victim alleged that her husband’s first wife, his son and daughter and other members used to harass her for dowry.
“Over the years, the harassment grew manifold. I was held captive in a room from April 11 to 14 and even starved. My husband’s son snatched my mobile phone. Later he and his aide raped me. After a lot of pleading, they agreed to release me,” she said.
Then the youth escorted her to Lucknow and threatened to get her killed if she approached police.
However, once in city, she mustered courage and lodged a complaint. DCP, north zone, Abhijit Shankar, said an FIR has been registered and a probe was on. — (IANS)