Noida, Oct 18: An FIR has been registered against a Karnataka-cadre IPS officer and six others on charges of dowry harassment, domestic violence, and related offences, following a complaint filed by his wife, a doctor based in Noida, police said on Saturday.
The complaint was lodged by Kriti Singh, resident of Sector 128, against her husband Shivanshu Rajput, a 2019-batch IPS officer posted in Bengaluru, along with his father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, and two friends.
“The FIR has been registered under sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5), and 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, as well as sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961,” said Bhupendra Kumar, Station In-charge of Sector 126 Police Station.
In her 41-page complaint filed on October 16, Singh alleged that she faced dowry demands and physical and mental harassment since her marriage in December 2021 at a five-star hotel in Agra. The couple has a one-and-a-half-year-old son.
She claimed her family spent over Rs 2 crore on the wedding, including jewellery and other expenses, but her in-laws continued to demand more dowry. The complaint also alleged that the IPS officer had relationships with other women and threatened to abandon her when confronted.
“The investigation is underway and statements of the complainant and accused will be recorded soon,” the police official added.