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The following appeared in "Times of India" Mumbai edition dated 27-06-2008, page 14.
This shows the essentiality of 498A.
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Dowry abuse & divorce in a single day
New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a woman (18), got married on Wednesday morning, was harassed for dowry throughout the day and was divorced by her husband (22), the same night in Seelampur area of north east Delhi.
The victim alleged that her husband and his parents had been harassing her and her parents for dowry ever since the talk of their marriage begun. “My father did his best to satisfy them, but they refused to be considerate,’’ said the bride.
According to her, on Wednesday, her in-laws asked her father to fulfil their demands before the day end or there wouldn’t be any marriage. “My father convinced them to allow the marriage, guaranteeing all the money they had asked for, before the day ends. After I got married, my in-laws persisted I should get the money immediately. My father broke down when I asked him about it as he needed some time to arrange the amount. My in-laws did not listen and my husband divorced me according to Muslim marriage laws,’’ the woman said. According to police, the bride’s parents filed a complaint with the Seelampur police station. TNN