Woman, 5 relatives booked for kidnapping her ex-husband to increase alimony | Mumbai News

THANE: Police in Ulhasnagar have registered an FIR against a woman, her brother and four other relatives for allegedly kidnapping her estranged husband to force him to increase the maintenance payable to her. ₹2.5 lakh ₹20 lakhs.

The complainant, identified as Rajesh Rohida, 44, a resident of Ulhanagar number 3, told police that on June 20, the complainant went to the market to get sugar for making tea. While reaching the store, he was stopped by his brother-in-law, who forcibly pushed him into the Wagon-R car. The complainant told police that his ex-wife and her relatives orchestrated the kidnapping. They threatened the man to increase her alimony ₹20 lakh, which was earlier fixed at ₹2.5 lakhs.

According to an officer, when the victim refused to pay more, the ex-wife’s relatives took him to a remote location and threatened him. He was held captive in a dilapidated house until September 28, with two people guarding him. During his captivity, he was threatened with death if he did not increase the settlement amount for his wife.

The victim managed to escape and filed a complaint with the police on Saturday. Based on his report, Thane police have initiated an investigation. Based on the victim’s complaint, an FIR has been registered against his wife, her brother and four other persons under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 140(2) (kidnapping or kidnapping with intent to murder or ransom) 351(2) (criminal intimidation) , 352 (intentional insult with intent to breach the peace), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 3(5) (general intent), the official said.

A senior police officer said: “The man has filed a complaint against his wife and her family for kidnapping him. We must investigate the matter thoroughly, as the complainant claims. Notably, his wife had previously filed a case against him for marital cruelty in 2013, just a year after their marriage. Our investigation is ongoing to verify the facts of the case.”