Dowry case: Bengaluru woman says spouse feeds alcohol to 3-year-old son

BENGALURU: A homemaker from Basaveshwaranagar filed a complaint accusing her husband and others from her in-laws’ family of feeding alcohol to her three-year-old son and sexually harassing her over domestic issues besides demanding dowry.
Based on the complaint, police booked five persons, including her husband, a private company employee. The 26-year-old alleged that her husband has a relationship with his brother’s wife.“When I opposed the affair, my mother-in-law justified it saying her (sister-in-law) husband is unable to have children and therefore, my husband should help her become a mother," she alleged.
“Everyone in my husband's family is addicted to alcohol and they forcefully feed liqour to my son. They abuse and sexually harass me and my husband supports them for harassing me sexually," she stated.
The accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Notices have been issued, directing them to join the investigation.