Gujarat anti-conversion law: Accused husband booked for atrocity; wife complains against father
The woman filed a complaint against her father, saying that he was “trying to separate her from her husband”.
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Vadodara, February 4: Almost four months after Gujarat High Court granted bail to the four accused as interim relief in the first case registered under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, the prime accused, who is the husband of the woman, has been booked in a separate case of atrocity, causing hurt and criminal intimidation filed by the woman’s father.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Megha Tewar, who is investigating the case, said, “The complainant told us that he remained silent all these days as his daughter asked him to not approach the police as she has been under pressure… We have registered a fresh FIR and started probe.”
This offence was registered at Gotri police station in an incident, which allegedly took place on January 21. Meanwhile, the woman filed a complaint against her father, saying that he was “trying to separate her from her husband”.
According to a release from Vadodara city police, The FIR was lodged based on the complaint of the father of the woman - who is the wife of the accused booked under GFR 2021. The release stated, “The incident took place at 3 pm on January 21 when the accused went to the complainant’s house to pick up his wife… When the complainant told the accused that he had been assaulting his daughter, the accused lost his cool and picked a fight with the complainant.” “The accused said, ‘I will not spare you, i will kill you’ and attacked the complainant while hurling casteist abuses…”.
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The accused has been booked under IPC sections for voluntarily causing hurt (323), intentionally insulting and provocation to break public peace (504), and criminal intimidation [506(2)] as well as relevant sections of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The HC had granted bail to all 4 accused in October 2021.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Megha Tewar, who is investigating the case, said, “The complainant told us that he remained silent all these days as his daughter asked him to not approach the police as she has been under pressure… We have registered a fresh FIR and started probe.”