Bhopal

Intelligence officer booked for demanding dowry

Staff Reporter

The Mahila police station has booked an Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) posted with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for demanding dowry of Rs 10 lakh and marrying a woman without revealing his first marriage on Saturday.

Police said that Rupesh Dangi and his seven family members have been booked for demanding dowry. 

The victim Sandhya Dangi in her complaint stated that she was harassed, physically and mentally demanding dowry of Rs 10 lakh by the accused and his family members and hiding his first marriage.

The police have registered a case under section 498, 495, 506 and 34 of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of Dowry Act and have started further investigation.

His first wife has lodged a complaint regarding harassment demanding dowry in Rajgarh which is under investigation.

The accused has not revealed about his first marriage but she came to know about the information and on Saturday she lodged a complaint with the Mahila police station in the city.

The police have registered a case against Rupesh Dangi and his family members. The further investigation has been started by the police.

Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man was nabbed by Bilkhiria police for abetment of suicide of his wife who committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at Padaria Kachi village in the month of February this year.

Police said that the accused Dharmendra Biljole was nabbed after it was found in the investigation that his wife Babita Bijole committed suicide after been harassed for dowry.

Babita died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. During the investigation police found that the accused husband used to harass her demanding dowry.

The police have registered a case under sections 306 and 498 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.