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New Delhi, May 21
The Madhya Pradesh Police have booked former Tourism Minister and Congress leader Surendra Singh Baghel and four others in an alleged dowry harassment case filed by his younger brother Devendra Singh's wife, Kamya Singh.
As per the complaint filed by Kamya Singh, Surendra Singh Baghel, his wife Shilpa Singh Baghel, mother Chandrakumari Singh, sister Sheetal Singh and brother Devendra Singh have been accused of subjecting her to domestic violence after the complainant's family expressed their inability to buy them a luxury car in dowry.
The case was registered against Surendra Singh Baghel's family under sections 85, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the police added.
In her complaint, Kamya has also alleged that the Baghel family lied to her parents regarding Devendra Singh's education and occupation.
She said that her parents were told that Devendra, who also turned out to be a drunkard, had an MBA and ran two-three petrol pumps, while what she came to know after their wedding was that he did not study beyond the 8th standard and was unemployed. She further claimed that her family did not suspect Devendra's credentials as an eligible husband, since he would often converse with them in English.
In her complaint, Kamya also alleged that Devendra had illicit relationships with other women before marriage, which continued even after their two daughters had been born. She said that when her family raised the matter with Devendra's family, they replied that their daughter did not deserve any better.
The complaint also said that when it was found that Kamya was not able to conceive, they went ahead with a few medical tests, which revealed that Devendra was not "medically fit" to have a child.
Kamya then decided to opt for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) therapy on the advice of Surendra Baghel in the family's honour. But when it came to paying the hospital bills, the Baghel family disappeared and her father bore all the expenses, Kamya has narrated in her complaint.
