August 30, 2022: Bulldozers have been controversially used in Uttar Pradesh against violence accused but for the first time, the police used them to help a woman who was thrown out by her husband allegedly over dowry.
The incident occurred in Bijnor district after the Allahabad High Court ordered the city police to help the woman, Nutan Malik, get back into her husband's house.
A bulldozer was seen outside the house as the cops spoke to the family members.
The police team helped the woman get back into her in-laws' house and the situation is normal now, said Pravin Ranjan Singh, Superintendent of Police (City), Bijnor. On the use of bulldozer, he said the police used force as the family was not agreeing to let the woman in.
The husband's family started harassing her a few days after they got married in 2017, her father said, adding that they also demanded ₹ 5 lakh and a Bolero car. "On their demands not being filled, she was thrashed and thrown out of the house. She had been staying with us since 2019.
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Bulldozers have been controversially used in Uttar Pradesh against violence accused but for the first time, the police used them to help a woman who was thrown out by her husband allegedly over dowry
August 30, 2022: Bulldozers have been controversially used in Uttar Pradesh against violence accused but for the first time, the police used them to help a woman who was thrown out by her husband allegedly over dowry.
The incident occurred in Bijnor district after the Allahabad High Court ordered the city police to help the woman, Nutan Malik, get back into her husband's house.
A bulldozer was seen outside the house as the cops spoke to the family members.
The police team helped the woman get back into her in-laws' house and the situation is normal now, said Pravin Ranjan Singh, Superintendent of Police (City), Bijnor. On the use of bulldozer, he said the police used force as the family was not agreeing to let the woman in.
The husband's family started harassing her a few days after they got married in 2017, her father said, adding that they also demanded ₹ 5 lakh and a Bolero car. "On their demands not being filled, she was thrashed and thrown out of the house. She had been staying with us since 2019.