UP Cop Alleges Dowry Rape, Forced Sanitiser; Husband & 6 Family Charged

• A 27-year-old UP woman constable alleged her husband and his family tortured her for an SUV dowry, forced her to drink sanitiser, and molested her.
• She claimed her husband's elder brother raped her at gunpoint on October 5 at her husband's Meerut home.
• An FIR was registered against her husband and six family members under BNS sections for cruelty, insult, criminal intimidation, and Dowry Prohibition Act.
• The woman also alleged she was forced to take medication for "embryonic transformation" for a male child, leading to her newborn son developing seizures.
• Despite enduring abuse to save her marriage, her husband allegedly threatened divorce, worsening the situation.

Why It Matters: It shows the horrific extent of domestic violence and dowry abuse against women.