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Hyderabad: Medipally police on Saturday registered a case of dowry harassment and assault against an Uppal resident and his family members after an IT professional who returned from London accused them of allegedly harassing, intimidating and assaulting him for additional dowry.“There is already a domestic violence case pending against him based on the woman’s previous complaint. We have now registered another case under BNS sections 85 (dowry harassment), 118 (assault), 79 (insulting the dignity of woman), 352 (intentional insult) and 351 (criminal intimidation) and started investigation,” said CH Shankaraiah, circle inspector of Medipally.According to the police, the complainant, a resident of Rampally, had returned from London in late 2024 after reconnecting with her former school classmate through social media while she was working abroad. It is said that both of them got married in the presence of both the families in 2025.Police said the woman alleged that her family had given 40 tola gold and a plot worth about ₹1 crore as dowry to the groom’s family at the time of the marriage.“Within a few months of marriage, the complainant allegedly realized that her husband’s claims about a well-paid job and a thriving real estate and finance business were false,” the complainant alleged. She told the police that her husband had borrowed more than Rs 1 crore from his friends and acquaintances without her knowledge and was deeply in debt.There were reportedly frequent disputes over this issue, following which her husband and in-laws reportedly started demanding additional dowry from her family.In her complaint, the woman further claimed that her father-in-law threatened to “sell” her to repay the loan, while her husband and in-laws accused her of having extramarital affairs and questioned the paternity of the child when she was pregnant. She also alleged that her in-laws insulted her dignity during repeated confrontations at home.“Despite a case of domestic violence being registered earlier, the accused failed to appear for the counseling session,” a police officer said. The complainant has also alleged that she and her family members were recently threatened and attacked by her husband and in-laws, due to which she was admitted to the hospital.