Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's close kin were named in a case of harassment of their daughter-in-law and engaging in unnatural sex at Rampur.
Confirming that a case was registered in this regard, SP of Rampur Vipin Tada said that any action would be taken after probing the veracity of charges.
As per reports, Razul Nabi Khan (name changed) of Tin area of Rampur married off his daughter Suhana (name changed) with Abdul Rehman a year back. The wedding was talk of the town as it was a grand one.
Incidentally, the groom's father Rizwan Mohamed Khanis the brother-in-law (samadhi) of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
After a year, Suhana contacted officials at Mahila police station in Rampur and alleged of sexual abuse and assault by her in-laws. In her report to the police, she claimed that her father-in-law used to send his son outside on some pretext and later forcibly gave her sedatives and when she fainted, he used to engage in unnatural sex with her.
Suhana claimed that when she complained to her husband, instead of helping her, her husband assaulted and threatened her to keep shut. Her husband also warned her of talaq (divorce) if she complained to any one.
The victim further claimed that recently when she got pregnant, her husband and mother-in-law brutally assaulted her leading to an abortion. She said that initially she did not inform her parents about the harrowing experiences but now assessing risk to her life, she shared the trauma with them after which they decided to report the matter to the police.
Suhana asked the police to take legal action in this regard against her husband Abdul Rehman, father-in-law Rizwan Mohamed Khan and mother-in-law Talat Bi and to arrest them. The Mahila police station registered a case under Section 377/323/504/506/313 IPC against the trio but no action was taken by the police till Wednesdayevening.