A case has been registered on a local court's order after a man in Uttar Pradesh alleged that his daughter was forcibly given an HIV-infected injection by her in-laws, who tortured her for not fulfilling their dowry demands, police said.

According to the report filed by the woman's father, he married his daughter Sonal Saini to Abhishek alias Sachin son of Nathiram Saini, from Uttarakhand's Haridwar on February 15, 2023. A car and Rs 15 lakh in cash were given as dowry to the groom's family at the wedding. Despite this, the in-laws were not happy and after some time, they started demanding a Scorpio SUV car and Rs 25 lakh, the complaint said.

When the woman's parents refused to give in to their hefty demands, the in-laws drove the married woman out of the house.

Later, with the intervention of the Panchayat in the Jaswawala village of Haridwar, the woman was sent back to her in-laws' house. There, she again had to suffer physical and mental torture, her father said in the complaint. The girl's family has alleged that her in-laws conspired to kill her by giving her HIV-infected injections.

After some time, when the woman's health started deteriorating, her parents took her to the hospital. After the medical examination, the doctors said that she has been infected with HIV. What came as a shock to the girl's family was that when her husband Abhishek was tested, he was found HIV negative.

Thereafter, the girl's family complained to the police, but no action was taken against the accused.

The complainant then approached a local court. On the order of the court, the Gangoh Kotwali police registered a case against Abhishek alias Sachin, his parents and other family members under several serious sections including dowry harassment, assault, attempt to murder, among others.

Source: India Today