Respected experts,
please help me with my following queries.
1) I had an arranged marriage through a leading matrimonial website. There was a quick engagement and then marriage within 2 months of engagement. The whole expense of engagement and wedding was borne by my parents. I have a PG degree and I was working then.
2) Post marriage I left my job and relocated to husband's place. In-laws were at native place and did not stay with us.However the communication between by husband and his family used to be the starting point of many arguements with him blaming me for not treating them right etc. I know how much respect and love I gave them before and initial days of marriage. However, i thoughtif I stay good and take good care of him and his family relation,things will be better.
3) My husband hardly gave me money for household expense and I was shy to ask money from him. I instead spent from whatever money I had of my own. This too I did not pay much attention to thinking that its just a phase and will pass. Instead he would ask me to get a job soon and pass comments that I am just eating and not earning anything. My in-laws have my jewellary but I do not have any proof that I have given it to them. My husband would often ask me to gift his expensive gifts though he himself never gifted me anything. During marriage his family was highly agitated till they got the gold from my family.
4) the real problem started with my husband's over reaction and anger over each and every small issue. This behaviour of his just escalated over time with severe violence every 5-6 days. He would hit me bad over any and every trivial issue. The violence made me and my mind numb. There was ofcourse a lot of emotionla abuse as well which made me very numb and unable to react to any situation.
5) After 6 months of severe mental and physical abuse I left my husband after submitting a police diary. The police did not lodge a police complaint and asked me to file one at my native so that I do not have to travel for police case all the time.
6) I have not filed any sort of case yet as I was mentally too disturbed to do anything. Neither him nor his parents have contacted me yet. I certainly don't want to go back to him and his family. He is not fit to be called humane. I don't have any proff except for a few photographs and a medical record (got it done as advised by the police).
Please suggest me what all things count as evidence in DV cases. Do I have to compulsarily go through the CAW. My parents spent their hard earned money for this wedding and I would certainly want it back or else family like his,they will continue to do this again and again with next family.
Looking forward to get expert opinions.